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❤️ **WE CRY WE RISE – MEETUP 3 INTERVIEWS** ❤️ @districta_gym

🎤 This time we're joined by **Kev**, an absolute day-one member of our group and someone who has shown incredible support from the very beginning. Always there, always showing up, and always supporting the people around him.

An absolute pleasure to have you as part of this movement, Kev. Thank you! ❤️💪

We asked Kev a pretty hard-hitting question:

**“What's harder to say — I love you, or I have a problem?”** ❤️🧠

Kev shares his perspective on the question and the difficulties we can all face when it comes to opening up about what's really going on inside our heads.

And that's exactly what this movement is about. ❤️

**No matter who you are, no matter how big or small your struggles or traumas might seem, we ALL have our battles.**

We're here to normalise those conversations. To remind people that struggling doesn't make you weak, opening up doesn't make you less of a person, and asking for support is something we should NEVER be ashamed of.

❤️ **YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.**
🤝 **YOU NEVER HAVE TO FACE IT ALONE.**
💚 **THERE IS A COMMUNITY RIGHT HERE FOR YOU.**

📲 **WANT TO GET INVOLVED?**

💬 DM us your number to join our We Cry We Rise WhatsApp community!

👕 Want to support the movement and grab some of our apparel? Drop us a DM! All proceeds go directly to **Jigsaw Youth Mental Health**. ❤️

🚨🚨 **BIG MEETUP NUMBER 4!** 🚨🚨

📅 **SUNDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER**
📍 Full details coming very soon!

❤️ **ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY IS WELCOME!** ❤️

No judgement. No expectations. Just real people, real conversations, and a community that cares.

**WE CRY. WE RISE. TOGETHER.** ❤️💪

#WeCryWeRise #MentalHealthAwareness #MensMentalHealth #YouAreNotAlone #ItsOkayToTalk StrongerTogether BreakTheStigma CommunityMatters

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BIG MEET-UP NUMBER THREE ❤️
WE CRY, WE RISE.

Another lovely conversation from our morning at @districta_gym

This time we caught up with Audrey, who spoke about how fitness — and more recently bodybuilding — has played such an important role in helping her manage her mental health.

Audrey also touched on something really important: seeing training as part of her therapy, but not allowing it to become a way of avoiding difficult emotions.

The gym can give us structure, purpose, confidence and an outlet when things feel heavy. But ultimately, we still need to acknowledge those emotions, talk about them and work through them — rather than simply trying to out-train them.

Thank you so much for sharing so openly with us, Audrey. 🫶

You are a really valued member of our community, and conversations like this are exactly what We Cry, We Rise is all about.

This community is for absolutely anybody reading this. ❤️

If you'd like to join our WhatsApp group, simply DM us your number and we'll pop you in.

Keep your eyes peeled for future meet-ups and events.

WE CRY, WE RISE.

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BIG MEET UP #3 — WE CRY WE RISE ❤️

We had a great morning in @districta_gym — training, chits and chats, plenty of smiles, and some really lovely conversations.

We grabbed this little interview with James at his second meet-up. He’s been a member of We Cry We Rise from day one, and he’s an absolutely lovely guy. He took a minute to tell us what the group and community mean to him.

Thanks so much for coming, James. You’re a really valued member of our community. 🫶

And this community is for absolutely anybody watching this.

If you’d like to join our WhatsApp group, just DM us your number and we’ll pop you straight in. ❤️

Keep your eyes peeled for future events.

WE CRY. WE RISE. 🫶

#WeCryWeRise #MensMentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #Community StrongerTogether

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CORA’S MESSAGE — NEVER BE AFRAID TO TALK ❤️

This is Cora. A mother of two boys who has spent years of her career working in mental health and social care.

Recently, a man in his 60s opened up to her after losing his mother. He had started therapy but admitted he was afraid to tell his friends — worried they’d brush it off, tell him to toughen up or simply go for a few pints instead.

That conversation stayed with her.

Because that old narrative still exists, particularly among men:

Be tough. Keep it in. Get on with it.

But being strong and being vulnerable are not opposites.

Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is talk.

As a mother, Cora wants her boys to grow up knowing they can speak about their mental health just as openly as they would their physical health. There should be no difference.

In Ireland, 81% of people who died by suicide in 2023 were male, according to CSO figures.

Cora puts it starkly: she never wants her boys to become another statistic because stigma, fear or the belief that men simply need to “toughen up” stopped them from talking.

This is exactly why WeCryWeRise exists.

Everyone is welcome in our community. We’re building an open movement that we can all be proud to be part of — one where talking isn’t weakness, vulnerability isn’t something to hide, and together we continue to change the narrative around mental health.

Never be afraid to talk. ❤️

Thanks to our event sponsors:

@mycoresupplements
@nazeireland
@battlesclothing
@westsidegymsdublin

#WeCryWeRise #MensMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #NeverBeAfraidToTalk #MentalHealthIreland

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SLOBODAN’S STORY — IT’S OKAY NOT TO BE OKAY. ❤️‍🔥

For Slobodan, bodybuilding became more than building muscle. It gave him structure where once there had been chaos, fear and violence. It gave him something he could control, something positive to work towards, and lessons that carried into every other area of his life. 🏋️‍♂️🧠

But being physically strong doesn’t mean we always feel mentally strong.

Sometimes we can have the structure, do everything “right” and still wonder why we don’t feel the way we thought we would. Sometimes we feel lonely. Sometimes misunderstood. And sometimes we simply need someone to call. ❤️

That’s why Slobodan joined We Cry, We Rise — for the same reason so many of us have. To help our younger selves. To help make sure someone else has the support, community and number to call that we wish we'd had ourselves. 🤝

Thank you, Slobodan, for sharing your story. 🫶

WE CRY. WE RISE. ❤️‍🔥

This community is for absolutely everybody. No matter how strong you look on the outside, you don't have to carry everything on your own.

All proceeds from our apparel and events go directly to Jigsaw Youth Mental Health. 🧡

If any part of Slobodan’s story resonates with you, reach out. DM us your number to join our WhatsApp community. 📲

This is your community.
This is our movement.
Together, we can push back against the stigma around mental health. ❤️‍🔥

Thanks to our event sponsors:
@mycoresupplements
@nazeireland
@battlesclothing

#WeCryWeRise #MentalHealthAwareness #ItsOkayNotToBeOkay #MensMentalHealth #Jigsaw

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NERO’S STORY | WE CRY WE RISE ❤️‍🔥

Nero is a great example of exactly who We Cry We Rise is for. 🫂

Someone willing to speak openly about his mental health, share his experiences and show others that it’s completely normal to do the same. ❤️

A lot of us are doing this for our younger selves — becoming the people we might have needed growing up. And we’re doing it for our friends, our peers and the next generation, so they can see us speaking openly and know:

“I can talk too.” 🗣️❤️

Because no matter how much muscle you carry, how physically strong you are or how strong you might appear from the outside 💪 — we all have mental health, and we can all struggle as we go through life. 🧠

That’s why we’re building a community where we train together, talk together and support each other. 🤝

For our younger selves.
For our friends.
For those coming behind us.

We’re here. You can talk. This is your community. ❤️

WE CRY. WE RISE. TOGETHER. ❤️‍🔥💪

Thanks to our Meetup 2 sponsors:

@mycoresupplements
@nazeireland
@westsidegymsdublin
@battlesclothing

#WeCryWeRise #MentalHealthAwareness #MensMentalHealth #FitnessCommunity #StrongerTogether

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BIG MEETUP NUMBER 2 ❤️‍🔥🙌

WE CRY. WE RISE.

What a day. ❤️

A massive thank you to every single person who came along to our second big meetup. Great training sessions, loads of laughs, plenty of chits and chats, familiar faces and some brilliant new ones joining us for the first time.

And that's exactly what we want this to be.

Everybody is welcome. Always.

We Cry, We Rise is about making it cool to talk. To speak freely. To listen. To be open, honest and vulnerable about how we're feeling.

Mental health is health, just like physical health. It's time to keep breaking down the stigma around talking about it.

We want to bring the Irish fitness community together and build something that stands for more than any one of us individually.

Something with purpose.

If, in 20 years' time, we can look back and this movement is still going — still bringing people together, still starting conversations and still making even the smallest difference in someone's life — then we'll have built something we can be incredibly proud of.

Something we can hold our heads high and say:

We stood for something.

Help others to help yourself.
Lift others up and you'll lift yourself up.

This is only the beginning. ❤️

And a massive thank you to our amazing sponsors for getting behind what we're trying to build:

@mycoresupplements
@nazeireland
@westsidegymsdublin
@battlesclothing

And to anybody watching this who hasn't joined us yet — please do.

DM this account with your number to join our WhatsApp group and keep up with all of our upcoming meetups and events. And make sure you're following the page here too.

📸 Loads more content from the day to come. We captured some brilliant moments that will help us keep spreading our message of openness, inclusivity and community.

Let's come together. Let's make a change. Let's build something that lasts.

Stand tall.

WE CRY. WE RISE. ❤️‍🔥

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Some clips from some of yesterday's sessions.

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Very impressive lifting from Kevin this morning.

Straight bar Deadlift was an exercise Kevin didn't always feel comfortable with over the years.

We have worked on technique and confidence in the movement over the past year or more. We haven't done the actual movement itself for a few months but the work Kevin has been doing in his Group Sessions have really paid off!

If you feel like you're no longer progressing or your training has become stale ?

Get in touch today to discuss Personal Training or Group Training

#strongereveryday #dublinpersonaltraining #strengthtraining

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These 2 videos are 1 week apart but the difference in squat depth is brilliant!
Big shout out to Kev on his Front Squat work over the past training block .
Getting 2 solid reps at 100kg weighing 72kg himself 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

Step 1. Learn how to perform the movement
Step 2. Increase the weight over time
Step 3. Step out of the comfort zone
Step 4. Learn the movement with heavy weight 🤙🏻🤙🏻

It doesn't have to be complicated it just has to be consistent!!!

Get in touch today for 1 on 1 training

#keithberneyfitness #strongereveryday #personaltraining #frontsquat #nochickenlegs

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🔥🇮🇪𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑🇮🇪🔥
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Testing week started with a bang this week for out advanced group

Hannah smashing her first full back lever tonight 🔥
She decided herself no more straddle I'll try a full lever and 💥BOOM💥 a nice clean lever was the outcome

Amazing work as always from all of our advanced group . Looking forward to seeing exactly how much progress you will make in the coming weeks

For further information or to book a space in our ever growing community here @the_i.c.a contact
WhatsApp 🤳0857055606
or pop us a Dm

#theica #theirishcalisthenicsacademy #irishcalisthenics #calisthenicsgirls #calisthenicsfreestyle #calisthenicsireland #irishcalisthenics #irishfitfam #backlever #staticgang

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