“The kind of pain, grief and devastation Jeffrey has suffered gives anyone free license to be mad at the world for the rest of their lives,” Ryan said. “He decided to tip the scale not in the direction of despair, but in the direction of hope.” Read more about how Brightn came to be in this inspiring story of our fearless founder below ⬇ #BrightnApp #MentalHealth #Hope
Founder & CEO Brightn, Youth Empowered Mental Wellness Startup, Author and Founder The Living Undeterred Project, Keynote Speaker
https://lnkd.in/g6nCZd_d 👉I want to thank Elijah Decious and the Cedar Rapids Gazette for bringing attention to these important issues with this story that ran in the Sunday paper. ✅When Elijah contacted me a few months back I was a bit hesitant as I didn’t want just another sad story done on the overdose epidemic or the trauma my family has endured, I have done enough of those. Sympathy and pity are of no interest to me anymore. 👊 I wanted to change the narrative and focus on EMPOWERMENT and how good can come from bad. I really feel he captured the essence of this. 🎯Elijah and I met for over 6 hours and he was extremely thorough in how he collected the stories, facts and especially the emotions behind what we are building at Brightn. ✅Thanks to everyone that has supported us over the years. Personally, I really don’t think what we are doing is out of the ordinary for many people put in this same situation. There are so many great nonprofits and for profits, podcasts, books and missions that have been born out of the ashes. I hope our story can inspire those on this road to look inside, gain wisdom and inspire others from a place of love, hope and abundance and not from a place of fear and scarcity as is so popular today. 🎯You all have touched me more than you'll ever know and I am proud to be part of the solution and not the problem. Brightn is my contribution to this challenge and we are on the cusp of building a real gamechanger, a fresh new look at an issue that is unfortunately, multiplying exponentially. I 💖 you all! Let’s keep Brightn Lives together! ☀️🤗 Jared Resseguie Carson Goodale Emilie Mauricio Kenyon Murray Ryan Hampton Dustin Hemesath Michael Kowalski #mentalwellness #brightnyourlife #love #empathy #courage #vulnerability #apps #Genz #inspiration