And in my darkest hours, music and humor and uplifting voices telling me to carry on and then live large and don't be afraid. But anxiety, depression, loss of both of my parents and friends. These circumstances have surrounding my life. Yet I've always believed that I've had an opportunity to be a vehicle for love and a catalyst for harmony. So I'm a huge advocate for mental health because I've had my own personal struggles with bouts of depression, general anxiety
Tom Hartridge
@TomHartridge · 3:03
And she didn't understand the fact that this is something that I wanted to do. So, yeah, the people who created me and the reason why you and I are sitting here, they were the ones who gave me push back. And one of my sisters, to be honest, how did you move through the pushback and go towards doing this and being okay with it? Sadly enough, the catalyst was when I found out that my mom was terminally ill
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 2:37
Can you give advice to people who want to talk with you and are afraid to like those first baby steps? Because I imagine there's a mental health channel here on Swell, and they're listening, and they're probably just listening, and they're maybe what are your thoughts about finding your voice? So we have one life, and that's what I realized after my mom passed away. We all only have one life
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:23
I want to also invite anybody that has thought about this conversation I'm having with Tom in reference to developing voice around mental health. And any stories you have about the courage, Tom speak and connect. And I don't know, it's really everyone who has one of these stories and they tell it, it helps somebody else find that path. So thanks for being a part of this