With this platform, we also intend to share and exploit mental health in all ages, but in particular the growing number of younger adults and teenagers experiencing some type of mental illness. In light of trying to do so, I’d like to share a few statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Illness:

• Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience mental illness in a given year
• Approximately 1 in 25 adults in the U.S. experience a severe mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities
• Approximately 1 in 5 youth aged 13-18 (~21%) experience a severe mental disorder at some point during their life. For children aged 8-15, the estimate is 13%

Currently, the millennial generation is experiencing an increasing number of those with anxiety and/or depression. These issues stem from personal/love life, life at home, rough times at school, etc. What we don’t think about is how easily accessible everyone is with some type of social media platform, making things like bullying, talkin’ shit, and just being an overall belittling individual, easy with a few clicks of a button. It’s an underappreciated thing, but it’s so real and so true.

Our hope with this podcast is to spread an array of specific topics, and in particular some that we relate to because we have/are going through or experienced. However, we also raise the topics we raise because we hope to spread an awareness that the kind of information and products out there aren’t what they are portrayed to be. We also want to help areas of peoples’ lives where they think they are the lone wolf. You’re not. We always appreciate other insights, studies, opinions so we can have positive discussion in order to always learn and teach when we are able and to spread the best message possible.