Connecting With Influencer Darryll Stinson 2020 was a tough year for me. With the coronavirus situation, it was a challenging year for us all. What made the year especially difficult is that I unexpectedly experienced a brutal burnout and was incapable of functioning for several months. I say this to set the context of my … Read More!

Having nearly committed suicide in 2007 when I was 17 years old, suicide prevention is near and dear to my heart. Preventing suicides is my purpose and reason for being here. Inspired by Neale Donald Walsch’s bestselling Conversations with God book series, I’ve had my own conversation with God about suicide prevention. The following is … Read More!

Your Self-Worth Doesn’t Depend on External Circumstances At seventeen years old, I came incredibly close to committing suicide. I felt like a total failure and disappointment in the eyes of myself and others. After four years of struggle in high school, and enduring the physical and emotional abuse of several people, I felt like the … Read More!

Thirteen years ago, when I was seventeen years old, I was clinically depressed and suicidal. I wrote about this experience on the popular Tiny Buddha site in an article called How to Move Forward When You Feel Like Your Life Is Over – feel free to check it out if you’re interested. The article has … Read More!

An Inspiring Leader Let me clear the air right now. I’m a diehard New York Giants fan. I love the Giants. I love Eli Manning. They’re my favorite football team. Eli Manning is one of my heroes. When I’m watching teams play, when I’m watching the NFL, it’s very hard for me to watch a … Read More!