You may have seen that our uniform isn't your standard tradie uniform that everyone else wears. Its bright, loud and definately a conversation starter. If you haven't heard about Trademutt before let me explain who they are and why we exclusively only wear Trademutt gear!
"TradeMutt is a social impact workwear brand, by tradies for tradies. We make funky eye catching work wear designed to start conversations about mental health among the blue collar community, making the invisible impossible to ignore."
I started wearing Trademutt shirts about 5 years ago. I love a funky shirt and thought why not, its for a good cause. When my first few shirts arrived I couldn't wait to wear them. They were great quality and the fit was perfect. Over the years my collection has grown. I introduced it to my dad and brothers who are also tradies and a few friends too. We started wearing them at work and now its all I wear.
I realised that everytime I wore a shirt someone made a comment. Whether the comments were good or bad I was more than happy to tell them about Trademutt to spread awareness and get a conversation going.
Did you know that recent statistics show that suicide continues to be more common among Australian men than women, with men making up more than three-quarters of suicidal deaths. On average, there are six male suicides every day. Research has also indicated that the risk of suicide increases over time for men, with the highest rates of suicide among those aged 30-59 years.
The only way to truly change the culture surrounding mental health is by taking action over what we can control, and that starts with the way we speak and act ourselves. By wearing a Trademutt shirt you send a message that you're making the invisible issue of tradie mental health impossible to ignore. The peer-to-peer effect of conversation starting TradeMutt workwear is bringing down social and cultural barriers that stop tradies from talking about how they're really doing.
When you buy a shirt from Trademutt they donate 50% of the profits towards TIACS. On every shirt pocket flap there is QR code. When you scan it with your phone it gives you or whoever you're talking to access to TIACS right away and it means you don't need all the answers. TIACS is there for the hard questions, tough conversations, open and honest yarns about what's going on that's getting to you that you can't talk to your mates about.
TIACS provides free mental health counselling for tradies, truckies, farmers, rural, and blue collar workers, and the people that love them. Just text or call 0488 846 988.
The more people talk to their mates about Trademutt and TIACS the more people use the service, and the more tradies they can help.
Spread awareness about mens mental health and buy yourself some Trademutt gear. Share it with your family and friends, start a conversation and who knows you might save a life.
