6/19/18 #SameHere Hero: William Beckenhaupt
Today’s #SameHere Hero: William Beckenhaupt When we started this movement, I was asked if we were going to include MH challenges related to physical causes, or “only those that are truly MH in nature.” I didn’t even fully understand the question, bc in my mind, I never even saw a distinction. Why wouldn’t we? […]
6/15/18 #SameHere Hero: “Phoebe”
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 […]
6/12/18 #SameHere Hero: Taylor Asfour
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 […]
6/11/18 #SameHere Hero: “Sasan”
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).
6/7/18 #SameHere Hero: Prim Siripipat
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 […]
6/5/18 #SameHere Hero: Spencer Bledsoe
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 […]
6/2/18 #SameHere Hero: Sister Jean
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 […]
5/13/18 #SameHere Hero: Nana Hannah
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmas, & great grandmas out there! This is my grandmother aka “Nana Hannah” & she its today’s #SameHere Hero…she’s also a great grandma to my nieces, & cousin’s little boys. Since we are never allowed to formally say her age out loud (she literally goes “crazy” […]
5/10/18 #SameHere Hero: LaToya Smith
Today’s #SameHere Hero: LaToya Smith (An incredible story of strength. This recount is so simple & straight forward, that it serves a an excellent illustration of the power of “getting sh&t out of us.” If you remember back a little over a wk ago we touched on that truck that keeps digging deeper & deeper […]
5/6/18 #SameHere Hero: Lakshmi Sreenivasan
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Lakshmi Sreenivasan from Mumbai, India. We continue get the question as to why we share the work of so many other individuals w great initiatives when we are a startup nonprofit, & that often comes w searching for our own funding. Our answer to that is simple – it’s more important to […]