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Cecilia Knapp is a writer, poet and playwright. She is an ambassador for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), a charity that aims to ...

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Cecilia Knapp is a writer, poet and playwright. She is an ambassador for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), a charity that aims to reduce the silent stigma around depression, mental health and suicide.

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