Parrish Placencia

Parrish Placencia's Fundraiser

It’s hard to ask for help so let’s try and make it easier. I love you. image

It’s hard to ask for help so let’s try and make it easier. I love you.

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$1,955 towards $7,000

Thank you for clicking the link and making it this far. I appreciate it. Upfront I'll say I am uncomfortable with asking for and sharing things close to my heart; I truly appreciate you taking the time to consider donating to my fundraiser with Bigger Than The Trail.

As some of you know my family has had what I consider more than its fair share of mental health issues and I have struggled with how to support them. My sister passed last year and her leaving this world is directly tied to mental illness. She might be here today if she didn't feel the stigma of "talking to someone" so I am doing my best to push to normalize any and all mental health conversations. I have taken on being uncomfortable here to get to that goal.

We've all been affected by mental health issues, directly or indirectly, and we need to talk about it. I also know through my family that help can be hard to come by once you're ready. It generally takes many steps to get there which include access to resources, the general red tape of most healthcare systems, money and direction on where to start. Therapy can be scary and costly and those two things keep people away from getting the support they need.

This is where Bigger Than The Trail (and you!) come into the picture. They are offering an unbelievable gateway to mental health support. They have built the framework to help those needing help to get it, free of charge. In short, BTTT has contracted with a few therapy providers for a streamlined process to getting therapy support quickly and at no cost for the person getting help. It is that simple. Up to 3 months of therapy for free.

Your donation, our donations, will continue to help make this possible. Please consider donating and if you or someone you know is looking for help please consider utilizing Bigger Than The Trail to help. Also sharing is caring so please share, share, share this wonderful opportunity to support our mental health. Here is a link to their website for more info/how to get started.

https://www.bttt.run/

Any donation is welcome, and is so very appreciated! Your donation will directly fund access to treatment for those who need it most. Your donation is also tax deductible.

(*My goal is huge. They say if you build it, they will come. Let’s see together. I hope they are right!)

xoxo,

p.