Speaking the unspeakable and helping others is my passion. Shame dies in the light.
I’ve spoken everywhere from conventions to mental hospitals, rehabs and jails. I started speaking about my own recovery from addiction/alcoholism in 2001 and I fell in love with serving others with my own experience, strength and hope. I started sponsoring other people battling addiction around the same time. I helped countless people get and maintain sobriety and get their lives back.
When I got sick with mental illness in 2006, I started helping others further behind me on their health ride. And the same with Lyme disease.
Speaking Engagements & Interviews (Selected).
2021 SHOUTOUT LA, Topics: advocacy, Los Angeles local story
2020 What’s It Like to Live with Suicidal Thoughts? Topic: suicide, Instagram Live, HealthyPlace
2020 Inspirational Speaker, Toastmasters Annual Awards & Installation Banquet, Los Angeles
2017 Opening Night Speaker, Clinical TMS Society Annual Meeting, San Diego
2017 Closing Speaker, Comics for Comics Against Depression & Suicide, Fundraiser, The Comedy Store, Hollywood
2016 I’m Bipolar, But I’m Not…, PSA, Buzzfeed (2.5+ million views)