The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), are hosting a South African Mental Health Conference. As an invited guest, the session will be about sharing personal recovery giving a unique lived experience to help put a voice and a story to the impact of stigma around substance use and mental health. It will be an informal conversation, where delegates listen, learns, and may ask questions - but it is also a sincere and authentic space, where we break down barriers and stigmas and have real, earnest conversations about Mental Health.