I recently shared a post updating friends on social media about my 20-year-old son’s recovery from a fatal car accident he survived. I am sure most of you are familiar with our story. Of course, I asked my son if it was ok to share that he was having some trouble with his mental health. […]
H
Last week our community suffered a terrible loss of a wonderful young man in his 20s. He was a classmate of my son and he was known as “H”. Tragically he took his life. It has weighed heavy on my heart and on our entire community. How could we lose a young man with such […]
A conversation with Summer Kirby
I am the Community Liaison at the Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation and am also pursuing a Master of Education in School Counseling at Liberty University. Additionally, I am the current Miss Virginia Collegiate America and my platform is mental health awareness. […]
ECT Saved My Life
It was July, and the weather outside my window was sunny—but inside, it was a different story. At the beginning of the summer I’d been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I myself thought that I suffered from major depressive disorder. I felt as though I were sinking into a black hole. […]
Finding Hope
Here is a speech I gave at International Survivors of Suicide Day in Richmond, Virginia. […]