“Over the years, I have witnessed family members, colleagues and friends suffer from devastating mental health conditions.”
Growing up discussing mental health was somewhat of a taboo topic. Over the years, I have witnessed family members, colleagues and friends suffer from devastating mental health conditions. They have silenced themselves through an unimaginable amount of pain, some of whom are still battling and have hidden behind a mask for years. I want to let them know that it’s okay to unmask, it’s okay to have burdens lifted, it’s okay to seek help, it’s okay to be free. I want them to know that they need not suffer in silence, nor be helpless, nor trapped. I want them to have hope and for the shackles that have held us hostages throughout generations to be unleashed.