At least I believe it is and given that's an Australian story, it would make sense.
This series deals with a number of tough subjects with typical Australian/New Zealand humour. The most obvious tough subject being suicide; but it also delves into the various forms of trauma that can result in someone wanting to take their own life. Grief, abuse, feelings of failure and inadequacy, substance use and abuse - many of them make themselves known in a show where Viv is both helping others, whilst simultaneously crashing herself.
There is a lot of truth in "lived experience" and sometimes our experiences of trauma and our own emotions can be the catalyst for helping others, through our ability to relate and connect through a shared experience.
Occasionally bordering on ridiculous the show still manages to tackle the above tough subjects with some honesty and accurate portrayal of emotional distress; whilst also being funny from time to time.
But it's also painful at a few points as well; especially because if you have ever been in these shoes, you'll recognise the angst and the emotion and the pain.
This series deals with a number of tough subjects with typical Australian/New Zealand humour. The most obvious tough subject being suicide; but it also delves into the various forms of trauma that can result in someone wanting to take their own life. Grief, abuse, feelings of failure and inadequacy, substance use and abuse - many of them make themselves known in a show where Viv is both helping others, whilst simultaneously crashing herself.
There is a lot of truth in "lived experience" and sometimes our experiences of trauma and our own emotions can be the catalyst for helping others, through our ability to relate and connect through a shared experience.
Occasionally bordering on ridiculous the show still manages to tackle the above tough subjects with some honesty and accurate portrayal of emotional distress; whilst also being funny from time to time.
But it's also painful at a few points as well; especially because if you have ever been in these shoes, you'll recognise the angst and the emotion and the pain.