Father will share family's mental-health journey
High Point EnterpriseApr 25, 2022
Apr. 26—HIGH POINT —
"I think sometimes we have to witness to people about mental health," said Blair, who not only serves on the board of
"You can be a normal business owner like I am, and you can still have mental illness and reach out for help and not put it off. If we break our arm, we don't wait six months to go to the doctor. Mental health is important."
Blair will be the keynote speaker Thursday evening at a community outreach event for MHA. During his presentation, "A Father's Story," he plans to share his family's personal mental health journey in the wake of the death of his teenage daughter, Abby, who died in a house fire in
According to Blair, who owns
"We try to stay committed to mental health," Blair said. "Life's difficult, but it doesn't have to be — people need to know that there's hope."
Blair finds hope through his Christian faith and through his weekly counseling sessions, but he also strongly advocates for MHA and its many mental-health programs and services.
According to
"One of the things we're facing is just an ongoing stigma related to mental health," Cochran said. "For a person like Brandon to step forward with his personal journey, it's very impactful."
Sharing his family's story is difficult but also therapeutic, Blair said.
"Getting through that day was the hardest," he said. "I relive it daily and always will till the day I die. And doing this speech — writing it and revisiting that day — has been difficult, but I have to do that. It's important to share my story to help others."
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