Today’s #SameHere🤙Hero is the youngest of the Heroes whose stories we have profiled: 17-yr-old “Phoebe” from the UK. After a day interacting with 7th and 8th graders, I felt it was important to share the story of this brave young woman, specifically. The beauty in Phoebe’s words are in the simplicity with which she …
Had the pleasure today to present to six different health classes at Practitioner Johane Ligonde’s Dodd Middle School, in Freeport, today. Discussed my own battles, the topic of stigma, and the NEED to open up and ask for help for our MH the way we freely do for our physical health. Excited we now have …
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Today’s #SameHere🤙Hero: Taylor Asfour. We haven’t touched a ton on stories of those who suffer with Panic Attacks, but Taylor’s description is extremely vivid and may help those who have never experienced them before, better understand how terrifying they can be. As is often the case, Taylor didn’t notice any one specific life event …
The more and more I get involved in this work, the more I am touched and amazed by the human spirit and power of connection through common challenges. Meet someone I’m humbled to choose as Today’s #SameHere🤙Hero: @sasan.13542018 (Instagram Name).
Today’s #SameHere🤙Hero, the newest member of Darren Rovell’s Influencer Alliance, Prim Siripipat. What an incredible individual. We’ve spoken numerous times on the phone, but met today and I was wowed by her genuineness and drive. This former SportsCenter personality is multi-talented. She’s a Duke University graduate where she excelled at tennis, plays multiple instruments, …
Our hearts go out to Kate Spade, her friends, her family, and those who admired and loved her as a person, and for her talents. You hear the news of a celebrity’s death by suicide and it’s shocking. It rocks you at your core. So many questions come up – Why? What was wrong? …
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Wanted to thank today’s #SameHere🤙Hero, Spencer Bledsoe, from two seasons of the network show: Survivor, for stopping by the office to talk mental health project collaboration. We shared stories, did some taping and filming, and he’s got some incredible ideas in the works to help a lot of people through his creative vision! I can …
I’ve held off touching this topic bc it’s one I get very emotional about, however as I’ve gotten contacted by more & more individuals suffering, & have heard their personal stories of psych ward experiences, this has been brewing & I now need to let it out. Recent stories have upset me greatly & served …
Today’s #SameHere Hero (with no disrespect to all previous Heroes), is perhaps my favorite feel-good Hero to date: #SisterJean from @loyolachicago & @loyolaramblers. If this full-of-life figure, a 98-year-old darling of America and March Madness fans everywhere, can proudly say: #SameHere, we all can! Sister Jean became an overnight sensation after Loyola–Chicago’s upset …
Most of us have heard about the inexcusable comment Roseanne made recently on Twitter, resulting with the cancellation of her show. This story is troubling for many reasons. It’s a very sensitive topic, so I’m going to try to be overly simplistic. Racism is unacceptable under any circumstances. Roseanne originally tried to rationalize her …
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