'I remember sobbing into my mum's arms, begging for her to make it stop'

Harper Adams University student and NFU Ambassador Zoe Legg reflects on what she learned about battling poor mental health and coming back from the brink of death.

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'I remember sobbing into my mum's arms, begging for her to make it stop'

Harper Adams University student and NFU Ambassador Zoe Legg reflects on what she learned about battling poor mental health and coming back from the brink of death. I will forever live with the scars...

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