6/17/19 #SameHere Hero: Winston Ben Clements
Today’s #SameHere Hero is the newest member of the Influencer Alliance: Winston Ben Clements. Rewind back to our #SameHere Sit-Down event last October at Northern Illinois University & I shared a story abt a wonderful young student who came up to me in her wheelchair after our event, & explained that while she loved […]
6/03/19 #SameHere Hero: Louie Michael
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Louie Michael Talk about a story – this hero has been through the ringer & is still now a cheerleader of other people, helping THEM out, to overcome their own struggles. Involved in the Entertainment biz for a long time, having a predisposition for depression, coupling it with major physical […]
5/24/19 #SameHere Hero: Austin Byler
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Austin Byler Austin is just a solid dude. We met of all places, on LinkedIn, & hit it off on the phone. He’s someone who has been in MLB farm systems as a player, & is now looking to give back through his own initiative we’ll share more about in the […]
5/15/19 #SameHere Hero: Amy Madge
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Amy Madge. I’m going to let her story do the talking here, as this is one of the most vivid recounts of what simple bully did to affect someone’s life, all the way from back to being a kid in school. Amy’s strength is amazing in that she’s come out of […]
5/09/19 #SameHere Hero: David Berceli
There’ve been some pretty serendipitous things that’ve happened throughout the last yr & a half as it pertains to the building of this MH Movement. I’m convinced now more than ever, the universe sends us messages & important ppl in our lives. This particular story is a bit surreal. In 2013, while visiting a […]
4/26/19 #SameHere Hero: Joe Matarese
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Joe Matarese, the newest member of the #SameHere Celebrity Alliance. Joe is a stand-up comedian with a special on Amazon called “Medicated” as well as his own podcast and touring dates. I met Joe as he was the “main event” at our one year anniversary at Gotham Comedy Club, thanks to the […]
4/20/19 #SameHere Hero: Rob Schremp
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Rob Schremp, the newest member of the Celeb Alliance. With the Islanders in the midst of a nice little playoff run, it’s an honor to have a former Islander join the Alliance. Perhaps more of an honor, however, is how dedicated Rob has been to working on this share with us, […]
4/16/19 #SameHere Hero: Sharon Simon
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Sharon Simon, a gifted comedian. I mentioned after our comedy event, we’d start to get more comedians involved. Sharon is the first of many whose stories we will share. I got a chance to connect with Sharon for a few hours via phone, & her self awareness is beyond admirable. She struggles […]
4/08/19 #SameHere Hero: Sarah Travis
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Sarah Travis. It’s so fitting that Sarah is today’s hero, shortly after two #SameHere events w families I now personally look at as heroes – the Ambrogi’s from UPenn & the @hilinskishope parents from U of SC. Unlike these families who lost their sons to suicide, Sarah talks about the impact of losing […]
4/04/19 #SameHere Hero: Nadine Crocker
Today’s #SameHere Hero: is the newest member of our Influencer Alliance, actress, Nadine Crocker. You may remember her from her big part as Marcy in the movie “Cabin Fever” from 2016. We had an incredible, almost two-hour talk last wk & I am so impressed by her passion for mental health advocacy. Genetic […]