This week, meet Steffi Patience. Steffi is a young author & volunteer from regional Victoria. In this episode, she shares her experience of being a young female, homeless on the streets of Melbourne, her battles with mental illness, and how using her experience to help others has saved her life.

You can find Steffi on instagram @chihualpha (told you I wasn't going to try to pronounce that).

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