The story behind the moustache

I’m away for a friend’s wedding, so my regular Source series post will move to next Monday.

So I’ll leave you with a short story: the origin of my moustache.

October 2022. I was bald faced:

But November was fast approaching.

I decided to partake in the annual ‘Movember’ effort.

Movember?

It’s a global event every Nov.

Men grow moustaches to:

• raise awareness about mental health

• fundraise for mental health charities

I’ve always been very open about my own mental health.

So I joined in for the 3rd time in my life:

Managed to raise £350 / $450 for mental health and suicide prevention charities.

Both topics close to my heart.

Then after, I got compliments about the stache. Apparently it suited me.

I also thought..

Why restrict awareness to 1 month only? I talk about my mental health all year round..

And that was it: the birth of the stache.

A stereotypical symbol of an Englishman, but also a small sign of my mindset towards mental health.

Would love to know a bit more about you. What’s an interesting origin story you have?

P.s. I will continue writing the next Source post on Monday. Here’s the last one.