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Matt lafontaine - Mentor & Program Facilitator

Matt LaFontaine is the founder of Safe Space Community and a leading advocate for mental wellbeing.

After navigating his own challenges and periods of uncertainty, Matt discovered the power of genuine human connection and the importance of doing more of what you love. That experience shaped his purpose: to help others find meaning, strength, and happiness in their own lives.

In 2024, Matt completed 3,249 pull ups in 8 hours to honour the lives lost to suicide in Australia and used the moment to host a Mental Health Wellness Day for his community. This journey later led him to break the World Record for the most pull ups completed in a month, an incredible 41,429. The final 429 carries a powerful meaning: 42.9% of Australians aged 16–84 will experience a mental health disorder in their lifetime, a reminder of how important it is to support your mental health and check in on the people around you.

Through Safe Space and his broader work in the community, Matt’s message is simple: you don’t have to face life alone, and growth doesn’t need to look perfect. His focus is on creating spaces that remind people they belong, and that they’re capable of living a life that feels real, full, and their own.

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Fun fact: I LOVE fun facts

Favourite Movie: Interstellar

Favourite Food: Anything Mexican

Favourite Song: Angels - Robbie Williams

#1 Rules for life: Always have fun and be kind!

Dylan Corcoran - Program facilitator

Dylan Corcoran is a registered music therapist with skills in counselling and mental health, as recognised by the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA), dedicated to harnessing the power of music and conversation to support the emotional wellbeing of all people.

With experience across a wide range of educational and community settings with many demographics. Dylan brings a calm, creative presence that encourages all to express themselves, build confidence, and develop a stronger sense of self-awareness. His practice is grounded in a strength-based and person-centred approach, meeting each person where they are and creating a supportive space for reflection, expression, and genuine personal growth.

Through his work with Safe Space School Programs, Dylan helps create experiences that inspire belonging, resilience, and joy -showing all people that expression is strength, and that meaningful connection, community and authenticity have the power to change everything.

Questions:

Fun fact: I can clap with one hand

Favourite movie: American Psycho

Favourite Food: Hamburgers

Favourite Song: What’s the use - Mac Miller

#1 Rule for life: Quiet is strength. Patience is power. Live slow.