13 Reasons to FlyI am a 20 year old survivor, advocate, and student. 4 years ago, 13 Reasons to Fly was founded while I was living in a hospital battling mental illnesses, the original idea was to combat the message of the show Thirteen Reasons Why. Instead, 13RTF was created in the image of hope, that there are so many reasons to live- to fly. With your help, we can raise mental health awareness, spread that “it’s okay not to be okay” and make the world a better place. 13 Reasons to Fly also hopes to cultivate conversations surrounding emotional awareness in schools, places of worship, and workplaces.
Photo from a Mental Health Awareness Walk at Salve Regina University sponsored by the psychology club in November! I was happy to be in attendance and call awareness to an imperative issue on college campuses.
Our incredible partner, and mentor The Nan Project put together a short movie about 13 Reasons Why We Need to Talk About Suicide in response to 13 Reasons Why. Teachers and guidance counselors across the nation struggle to address this series, which many of their students were talking about. On the one hand, it opened up the […]
Last month, I had the privilege to spend time in Iola, Kansas with an incredible team of advocates. In June, the community lost a beloved young man to suicide, and his family and this town is determined to never let a tragedy like this happen again. After a weekend of hope, inspiration, and education we […]
Last month we had the honor to host a workshop at Youth 2019, a convention with thousands of other young people! Our workshop (titled Finding Hope) was an informal discussion on mental health challenges and ways to battle stigma. We began by sharing the story and origin of 13 Reasons to Fly, and then invited […]
It was an honor to speak at this year’s legislative breakfast with the Massachussetts Department of Mental Health. To learn more about 13 Reasons to Fly, watch this short clip. Full video Here!
Had an amazing time working with the young women at Pegasus House in Lawrence! We had a lot of fun developing Reasons to Fly on kites! We also discussed the pressure of stigma , and took great pride in working to make their labels ‘disappear’.Thank you to Robin, the staff and all the strong young […]
As school is right around the corner or has already begun for young people, we want to remind you all to relax! I hope you all enjoy Labor Day weekend and get the opportunity to do something for yourself! And don’t forget, if you want to start the conversation at your school, please contact us!
Exactly 1 year ago, I was pacing in my room at the hospital, unable to leave it for safety reasons. After giving into my spiraling thoughts, Thirteen Reasons Why came to mind. I decided I wouldn’t stand for this glorification & just wanted to make something positive- anything. I stand here a year later, in […]
This week I had the privilege to visit the support group run by TEMPO young adult resource center! We had great discussions on Thirteen Reasons Why as well as what we can do as a community to make life a little brighter. We need more drop in support centers like TEMPO! Let’s follow their lead
Beyond excited to announce that the video for 13 Reasons to Fly’s new video is now out! Thank you to everyone that made this possible (especially Maryanne Galvin). This is a dream come true- we hope to send this video out to programs, schools, and anyone that needs to hear it! Contact us if you know […]
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