"I want the world to stop and people to freeze, and to go up to people and change their lives, make them understand:
Suicide is an excuse, not the solution."
Jennifer Jane Barry
1989-2005
"I want the world to stop and people to freeze, and to go up to people and change their lives, make them understand:
Suicide is an excuse, not the solution."
Jennifer Jane Barry
1989-2005
Hello, I'm Jenetta Barry, Founder of World Jenny's Day.
On 10 October, I lost my 16-year-old daughter to suicide.
Prophetically, 10 October is World Mental Health Day… but I'm getting ahead of myself.
During the deep depression that followed, when grief took over my entire being, I lost my marriage, home, lifestyle, livelihood, other family interactions… the black hole I was in seemed endless.
But black holes are not endless — not in the universe, nor in our souls.
It's been said that destruction is the mother of creation.
9 months after Jenny's passing, I came across the basics of what I now call The Epiphany Process
— a practice that brought me to a point of acceptance, and then to a place of being able to say,
"Depression has been my saviour. Depression has given me the insights and understandings that are now my life's work.”
On 10 October, I lost my 16-year-old daughter to suicide.
Prophetically, 10 October is World Mental Health Day… but I'm getting ahead of myself.
During the deep depression that followed, when grief took over my entire being, I lost my marriage, home, lifestyle, livelihood, other family interactions… the black hole I was in seemed endless.
But black holes are not endless — not in the universe, nor in our souls.
It's been said that destruction is the mother of creation.
9 months after Jenny's passing, I came across the basics of what I now call The Epiphany Process
— a practice that brought me to a point of acceptance, and then to a place of being able to say,
"Depression has been my saviour. Depression has given me the insights and understandings that are now my life's work.”
Why World Jenny's Day?
World Jenny's Day - Normalising Conversations Around Depression and Suicide
A note from Jenetta ...
A note from Jenetta ...
Our medical stance is that people suffering from dis-ease (not being at ease with themselves) are needing to be "fixed". Nowadays, finding the cause rather than just treating the symptom is becoming more popular, as people face medical challenges. It's made being ill more of an investigation and subsequent understanding - that more holistic approach.
The same is beginning to happen with people who are feeling mentally and emotionally compromised - challenged by overwhelm and depression.
After I lost my daughter to suicide and having seen how she was mostly treated, I became extremely cautious in telling anybody how I was feeling on my journey to recovering after such extreme loss. There were times in my grieving where I really didn't think I'd make it. I secretly planned my suicide three times. The moment the words "depressed" and "feeling suicidal" were uttered, everybody's energy changed around me and towards me. I appeared to have become "unsafe" and not to be trusted. In fact the human factor was taken out a lot of the time and a feeling of being treated like an object, kicked in. Sometimes it felt like they had forgotten I was still present and able to reason!
The truth is that we all feel compromised at some time in our lives. It's very human, and it's about having the skills to deal with it.
I've also noticed how when we are in our Creative zone, it's easier to deal with how we are feeling mentally and emotionally.
A natural Creative coping skill kicks in.
After all, we are Creatures Created by the Creator and are part of Creation and so when we are honouring our abilities to be Creative, we become so much more in tune with ourselves and all that is around us, through the Universe as a whole.
We fine-tune our Inner Light to seeing the Bigger Light and that's when we can more accurately access our Innate Genius, our Inner Wisdom.
The same is beginning to happen with people who are feeling mentally and emotionally compromised - challenged by overwhelm and depression.
After I lost my daughter to suicide and having seen how she was mostly treated, I became extremely cautious in telling anybody how I was feeling on my journey to recovering after such extreme loss. There were times in my grieving where I really didn't think I'd make it. I secretly planned my suicide three times. The moment the words "depressed" and "feeling suicidal" were uttered, everybody's energy changed around me and towards me. I appeared to have become "unsafe" and not to be trusted. In fact the human factor was taken out a lot of the time and a feeling of being treated like an object, kicked in. Sometimes it felt like they had forgotten I was still present and able to reason!
The truth is that we all feel compromised at some time in our lives. It's very human, and it's about having the skills to deal with it.
I've also noticed how when we are in our Creative zone, it's easier to deal with how we are feeling mentally and emotionally.
A natural Creative coping skill kicks in.
After all, we are Creatures Created by the Creator and are part of Creation and so when we are honouring our abilities to be Creative, we become so much more in tune with ourselves and all that is around us, through the Universe as a whole.
We fine-tune our Inner Light to seeing the Bigger Light and that's when we can more accurately access our Innate Genius, our Inner Wisdom.
World Jenny’s Day (held each 10 October on World Mental Health Day - 2023 will be the 4th World Jenny’s Day -
Was established to use the Performing Arts and The Arts to normalise and soften conversations around depression suicide and their solutions.
The day celebrates mental health wellness rather than holding discussions/interviews with or about challenged people.
Each year the day has grown exponentially and in 2023 is being presented internationally live-on-line over 24 hours, through USA Global TV and Radio Network, and will be featuring singers, actors, comedians, musicians, dancers etc., from all over the world.
A Gala Evening on the 10th is to be held in London - and will also be streamed live internationally - with key celebrities and artists associated with World Jenny's Day, also performing.
Fundraisers during the year are :
* UK Radio DJ’s (Capital Radio, Radio Jackie, BBC etc.) holding a private 12-hour On-Line Marathon in April 2023
* Safari Cycle Ride over 6 days through a Kenyan Game Park in August 2023
* Using the Gala Night to raise substantial funds - with UK Horse Racing Presenter and Commentator Derek Thompson (Thommo) spearheading the Auction.
Raised funds will be used for :
* Future World Jenny’s Days
* Funding “INS;GHT" Theatrical Production (addressing depression, suicide and their solutions) which is non-profit project geared to be franchised in theatres worldwide
*Establishing a Global Benevolent Fund for Performing Artists and Artists' medical, living or retirement support - who are living at times from hand-to-mouth and who have next to no financial back-up to plan for retirement.
Was established to use the Performing Arts and The Arts to normalise and soften conversations around depression suicide and their solutions.
The day celebrates mental health wellness rather than holding discussions/interviews with or about challenged people.
Each year the day has grown exponentially and in 2023 is being presented internationally live-on-line over 24 hours, through USA Global TV and Radio Network, and will be featuring singers, actors, comedians, musicians, dancers etc., from all over the world.
A Gala Evening on the 10th is to be held in London - and will also be streamed live internationally - with key celebrities and artists associated with World Jenny's Day, also performing.
Fundraisers during the year are :
* UK Radio DJ’s (Capital Radio, Radio Jackie, BBC etc.) holding a private 12-hour On-Line Marathon in April 2023
* Safari Cycle Ride over 6 days through a Kenyan Game Park in August 2023
* Using the Gala Night to raise substantial funds - with UK Horse Racing Presenter and Commentator Derek Thompson (Thommo) spearheading the Auction.
Raised funds will be used for :
* Future World Jenny’s Days
* Funding “INS;GHT" Theatrical Production (addressing depression, suicide and their solutions) which is non-profit project geared to be franchised in theatres worldwide
*Establishing a Global Benevolent Fund for Performing Artists and Artists' medical, living or retirement support - who are living at times from hand-to-mouth and who have next to no financial back-up to plan for retirement.
USA GLOBAL TV AWARD FOR WORK EXPANDED THROUGH THE EPIPHANY PROCESS AND WORLD JENNY'S DAY
USA GLOBAL TV AWARD FOR WORK EXPANDED THROUGH THE EPIPHANY PROCESS AND WORLD JENNY'S DAY
OK! Magazine and The Mirror ran articles in tribute to
World Jenny's Day - 10 October
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Jenetta on ITV News
World Jenny's Day is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to celebrating and promoting - every 10 October - the awareness of mental health wellness.
All proceeds donated, fund stage presentations and artistic performances as well as on-line presentations for World Jenny's Day.
Donations and fundraising made during 2023 will contribute towards a world benevolent fund for performing artists and artists as well as assisting towards the 2024 planning, operating and performance/presentation costs that such a project entails.
All proceeds donated, fund stage presentations and artistic performances as well as on-line presentations for World Jenny's Day.
Donations and fundraising made during 2023 will contribute towards a world benevolent fund for performing artists and artists as well as assisting towards the 2024 planning, operating and performance/presentation costs that such a project entails.
