The Inspiring Journey of a Mental Health Volunteer

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0:00 [Music] 0:14 and my role is mainly uh as a Content 0:18 developer and um also to help with 0:26 marketing when you experience trauma and 0:29 G 0:30 Bel I 0:32 think that's when it really hits you 0:36 that when someone says I'm going through 0:39 mental health issues you truly realize 0:43 what they're going through you could 0:45 help someone I want to help someone in 0:48 whatever 0:51 way each person's experien is 0:55 different you know but yes grief and 0:58 isolation 1:00 are feelings that can be prevalent 1:02 across the board no matter what you're 1:04 going through 1:06 so um you know I do feel a sense of 1:09 isolation because I've lost my soulmate 1:12 and my 1:13 partner 1:15 um even though I'm surrounded by so many 1:18 loving people friends and 1:23 family do get excited when I have to 1:26 write something and I'm not really a 1:28 writer I'm a reader I get to write 1:31 something um I can't wait to get to 1:34 it so sometimes I'm even with my 1:36 grandson you know and I'm just like oh 1:38 my God I want to write this I'm thinking 1:39 of all these ideas yeah 1:43 yeah I just want us to make a big 1:47 difference I want us to grow I want us 1:50 to have more stories I want us to have 1:52 more events I want us to get funding you 1:56 know 1:58 um I I want so much 2:01 more for it um but most of all even if 2:07 we make the a difference in the lives of 2:09 a few 2:11 people it will be so worth it

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