"Part of my recovery and dealing with the grief was to go, 'OK, I can stay here in Maryborough [in Victoria] and have a cup of coffee and a meal, or I can go and do it in France',"he said.
"It actually made me face up to and examine what life means,"he said.
"For me that's about the tenacity of how something survives in those extremes — it's the kind of tenacity that people need."
"I've got something to say and while making it might be done in a solitary way, when you display it, you're actually talking to people and you're bringing them into the conversation,"he said.
"I thought it might be nice to share that with other people and maybe give them a bit of motivation and inspiration to go out on their own as well, because it can be scary,"she said.
"I think this is all just about trying to help people."
"Spending time nurturing our values and interests in solitude can be a rewarding pursuit that can support our wellbeing and be a positive experience for many people,"she said.
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