Testimonials
Student Sentiments
Part I: every story matters
“Today, I was given the opportunity to attend your foundation's EXTRAORDINARY presentation. Today you guys truly touched my heart, and I want to express my deepest gratitude.
Normally, I do not reach out to speakers who come to our school, but your stories have resonated with me on a personal level. I am not easily inspired by people, but you two have left an indelible impression on me. In just one hour, you both have taught me something that I was never able to pick up during my four years of high school. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your incredible wisdom and insight.
Your message about the importance of opening up to others struck a chord with me. I have always been one to keep my feelings bottled up inside, but after listening to your stories, I now understand the value of sharing one's thoughts and emotions with others.
I must admit that I am not usually an emotional person, but your presentation has had a PROFOUND impact on me. I feel inspired and empowered to make a change in my life. I am BEYOND grateful for the opportunity to hear your messages.
Words cannot express the depth of gratitude I feel towards you both for the huge impact they have made on me today. Your messages of hope, resilience, and perseverance inspired many.
Once again, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your incredible presentation. I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that you both have truly made a difference in my life, and I will carry your message with me ALWAYS. THANK YOU SOSOOSOSOSOSO MUCH!!! <3”
Part II: a consistent presence
"I just wanted to thank you again for your presentation at the school. I approached you guys afterwards and thanked you but it’s important for me to express my gratitude again. After the presentation ended i’ve thought a lot about it and our conversations. After reflecting and having conversations with friends I can truly say that your organization changed the way I think about myself and my life moving forward.
From your presentation I was able to recognize that my guilt is deeply rooted in my ocd which is a realization I wasn’t able to make prior to this conversation due to lack of mental health resources and treatment but the second I did it took a massive weight off my shoulders. It was really important to me that you pointed out that my ocd is separate to who I am as a person because now i’ve finally been able to separate the idea that I have something to be guilty for from who I am. This has allowed me to recognize that I’m not a horrible person and that I don’t have to carry the weight of being one. This realization has already increased my quality of life and I know it will save me so much guilt and anxiety in the future. I’ve carried a lot of heavy things with me through my life due to my ocd and I can’t thank you enough for helping me take some of that weight of my shoulders. Thank you."
"Hello! I just wanted to reiterate how much your presentation changed my life back in the spring. I’ve had an extremely rough year and whenever I am having a hard time grappling with my ocd I think back to your presentation. Thank you."
"I’ve been having such a hard time lately believing that I am a good person and to know that you believe in me is so important to me. Your foundation is so important to me, it’s something I will never forget. It was the first time I have ever fully felt seen with my mental health struggles, one of the first times I felt like I wasn’t alone! Thank you for what you do!"
"More than anything I just want to be good and kind to people and with OCD it is so hard to believe that I am sometimes. I’ve never been able to understand that my guilt is not something I deserve to carry so heavily until I heard your presentation. Just by doing what you do you’ve taken so much weight off my shoulders and I can’t thank you enough for that."