As reported by Nine Honey, Bindi Irwin has announced that she will be taking a break from social media in order to focus on her personal mental health.
“Hi guys, Just a note to say thank you for your support. I’m taking a break from social media and most of my work in the public eye for a month to be with my beautiful daughter and my wonderful family.”
She continued, “I feel tremendously grateful to share our life and conservation work with you but I need some time to focus on the happiness that is my family (both human and animal). You can keep up with our adventures by following my family and Australia Zoo on social media. 💙”
“Recently, I’ve had many people reaching out to share their own stories of working hard to protect their mental health. Thank you for sharing and speaking your truth. To my friends who are dealing with depression, anxiety and other battles every day — I see you. These issues are very real and deserve to be discussed and addressed.”
“Surround yourself with the light of people who genuinely care about you and will support you during the good times and the hard times. Remember there are helplines available. Mental health deserves more understanding and support instead of being dismissed or patronised. You are absolutely worthy of love and kindness.”
Bindi’s announcement that she would be taking a break from social media came only a few days after she had broken her silence on her abusive relationship with her grandfather, Bob Irwin.
She spoke on the relationship after a Facebook user commented on her Father’s Day post on the platform, saying, “What about your grandfather you know your fathers, father!!! He [too] was a good man, who I assume got the shaft.”
Bindi Irwin replied saying, “Thank you very much for your comment. I really wish that my entire family could spend time with Grace. Unfortunately my grandfather Bob has shown no interest in spending time with me or my family. Publicly he continues to claim that he wants to spend time with us while privately my entire life has been psychological abuse from him.”
She also added that her family have been his financial support since 1992 and that since she was a little girl he has preferred, “to spend time doing anything else rather than being with me.”
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