Participate in the Why So Sad fundraising mission for mental health…
You can find all the details on how to contribute to, and participate in, the Why So Sad? 2019 mission for mental health… here.
Warning:
The following post explores the subject of depression and suicide. If you do not want to read about that, please don’t read on.
A CONVERSATION WITH AUBY TAYLOR:
Themes:
- The importance of talking openly about issues of depression and anxiety.
- The inner-critic we all have a version of.
- Fitting in, or not, in the California skate industry.
- The importance of being able to know and express our true selves.
- Especially the painful parts.
- The process of unlearning certain conditioned thinking.
Context:
The WhySoSad? mission for mental health is the third annual fundraiser I’ve organized in memory of my sister, Katrina, and now more recently, tragically, in memory of Ben Raemers also. But it’s really in memory of every loved one we’ve ever lost to depression and its worst-case…completely unnecessary…tough-but-avoidable side-effect…suicide.
So part of the mission is that I’ll ride my bike many miles and do my own Sad Plant (hopefully finally approved by the grand–masters) and also I’ve been collecting photos of Sad Plants from skaters around the world…I think to ultimately make a collage, or create a show or something.
In the course of collecting photos of Sad Plants from skaters who can already do, or have recently learned Sad Plants, I’ve had some great messaging going back and forth. One of the best interactions I’ve had has been with Texan transitional-terrorizer, Auby Taylor. Read on…