We shot this short film during our time in Glasgow in the summer of 2022. I had organized an event in partnership with The Ben Raemers Foundation and the Scottish Association for Mental Health. Nike SB provided support and got team rider Chris Jones—who is also studying to become a certified counselor—up for the day. […]
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Why So Sad? Comic | What’s Up With the Trees that Illustrate Our Emotional States?
The part of the comic where I got a couple of questions are the Trees. The trees show where our brains are most active based on how we’re feeling. The emotions we feel arise based on our circumstance—the external and internal stressors we’re encountering. How we feel, and what associated thoughts accompany those feelings, can […]
Why So Sad? x Actions REALized
To date, over the course of the Good Egg 1 & 2, and the 2019 Why So Sad? Mission, we’ve raised around $13,000 for SAMH, Grassroots Suicide Prevention and the Johns Hopkins research into treatment of major depression. For this next phase, we’ll be helping out Rob, Susie and Lucy push forward with their work […]
Why So Sad? A conversation with Auby Taylor
John Rattray talks with pro-skateboarder Auby Taylor about depression, anxiety, making it as a pro-skater from Texas and mental health in general.