“After every storm, there is a rainbow. If you have eyes, you will find it. If you have wisdom, you will create it. If you have love for yourself and others, you won’t need it.” – Shannon L. Alder

Some of the most successful folks in our community thrive despite experiencing mental health challenges. We are inspired by their strength and honored that they would share their stories with us below.

Brittany Bowers

Growing up, sports were the heartbeat of my life. From soccer to basketball, I tried my hand at nearly every sport, reveling in the thrill of competition and the camaraderie that came with it. Read More>>

Stacy Nethery

Creating has been a lifeline throughout overcoming my mental illness challenges. In 2019, I nearly lost my life due to depression. Since then I’ve worked tirelessly to grow and improve. One of the few consistencies that has helped me with this is the ability to create. Whenever I’m struggling to motivate myself, or to feel interest in anything, I create something just for me. Read More>>

Serena

I still face a lot of those challenges to this day. It never really goes away, but instead I just find new loopholes to cope with it. I try to remind myself, for starters, of all the work I put in to get where I’m at now. I also want to make the people I care about proud, like my daughter, one day. Read More>>