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Conversation Tips

Here at TradeMutt, our whole approach around the mental health space is to take a bit more of a fun and light-hearted approach to talking about it. As we know, guys particularly don’t really like talking about serious stuff too much, but that’s ok. If we can use some awesome shirts to help make starting the conversation a little easier, we seriously believe that we can change the whole culture surrounding this topic. After all, while mental health is a serious topic, we want people to understand that we all have mental health, just like we have physical health. Every minute of every day we are somewhere on the spectrum of mental health, from the lower end including things like depression and anxiety to the other end including things like fun, happiness and love.

So how do we have the conversation? Here are a few things to remember….

You’re not there to fix the problem – so don’t try to. You are not a mental health professional, but you are a person who can show empathy and compassion and take a non-judgemental approach. Just listening and allowing someone to vent is extremely effective. Just remember, don’t let someone else’s problem become your problem too or you won’t be any good to anyone.

Plan a time and place – don’t just shirt front someone with the serious topic. If it is a work colleague that you are worried about, then it’s probably not a great idea to try to have the chat at work. Its just not a comfortable setting. Go for a walk, a coffee, a beer, whatever. Just consider your environment first to ensure it is nice and chill.

Keep it casual - don’t be weird about it, just be cool. Just because you are ready talk, it doesn’t mean the other person is. Keep the conversation relaxed and talk about anything you normally would.  You need to create a comfortable and safe environment to allow the other person to open up naturally. Talking about some of your own problems is a great way to help this happen.

Be Frank – Once the conversation opens up and gets a little deeper, it is perfectly acceptable to ask the other person “have you considered suicide”? Although this can be an extremely difficult question to ask, you are likely to prompt a genuine answer, allowing you to gauge just how bad someone’s situation might be.
Choose open ended questions - Asking things like “How is work going?”, “How are things at home?”, “How are you feeling?” will allow the conversation to roll on and insight conversation about specific parts of someone’s life.

Get Back-up – If you’re talking to someone about some really tough stuff, always remember there is back up out there. Ask the person if they think it’s a good idea to get someone else involved who knows what to do – a professional – and arrange a time to connect them to someone who can help. 
TIACS - 0488 846 988 - One off and/or short term voice and text mental health support service


LIFELINE – 13 11 14 – 24 hour counselling and crisis support

MENSLINE AUSTRALIA – 1300 78 99 78 – 24 Hour counselling service for men with relationship or family concerns

BEYOND BLUE – 1300 224 636 – 24 Hour counselling service

SUICIDE CALL BACK SERVICE – 1300 659 467 – 24 Hour counselling service for anyone effected by suicide.

KIDS HELP LINE – 1800 55 1800 – 24 hour counselling service for young people aged up to 25 years old.

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The term ‘TradeMutt’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 3/77 Riverside Place, MORNINGSIDE, QLD, 4170, AU. Our ABN is 42 614 729 663. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.

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  • Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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Our Personal Data Protection Policy governs the use and storage of your data. You can see our Personal Data Protection Policy at https://www.trademutt.com/privacy-policy.
This Is A Conversation Starter Group Pty Ltd is a Controller of the personal data you (data subject) provide us. We collect the following types of personal data from you:

  • Personal details such as name, address, email, and phone number
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We also use cookies or similar technologies to analyse trends, administer the website, track users’ movements around the website and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level but, if you choose to disable cookies, it may limit your use of certain features or functions on our website or service.
We partner with third parties to manage our advertising on other sites. Our third-party partner may use technologies such as cookies to gather information about your activities on this website and other sites in order to provide you advertising based on your browsing activities and interests.


2. Why we need it

We need your personal data in order to provide you with the following services:

  • For fulfilling your orders in order to know where to deliver them, and how to communicate with you about that delivery to process your payment.
  • For communicating with you on updates and special offers via email (if you have opted into this)
  • For responding to any requests to our customer happiness team
  • For business operations and reporting

3. What we do with it

Your personal data is processed in This Is A Conversation Starter Group Pty Ltd office located in Australia. Hosting and storage of your data also takes place in Australia.
Some of your data is processed on our behalf by our vendors in other countries. These include companies such as Google, Facebook, Stripe, NETO and MailChimp. 
No third party providers have access to your data, unless specifically required by law.

4. How long we keep it

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements. After this period, your data is irreversibly deleted.

Some or all of your data may be stored outside of the European Economic Area (“the EEA”) (The EEA consists of all EU member states. You are deemed to accept and agree to this by using our site and submitting information to us.

Data security is very important to us, and to protect your data we have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through our site.
Steps We take to secure and protect your data include:

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  • Ensuring that internal access to all personal information we hold is secured by appropriate measures.


5. What are your rights?

Should you believe that any personal data we hold on you is incorrect or incomplete, you have the ability to request to see this information, rectify it or have it deleted. Please contact us by emailing hello@trademutt.com.

In the event that you wish to complain about how we have handled your personal data, or if you believe we breached the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) or a registered Australian Privacy Principles Code, please contact our Data Protection Officer at hello@trademutt.com or in writing to: TradeMutt, Data Protection Officer, 77 Riverside Place, Morningside, 4170, Queensland. Our Data Protection Officer will then look into your complaint and work with you to resolve the matter.
If you are still not satisfied, you can contact the Australian Information Commissioner, or if you are in the European Economic Area, the supervisory authority in your country.

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