Imagine a world where your mental health challenges become someone else's hope.

Ariana Gibson is the creator of an app that’s designed to end the stigmas around mental health, through the power of story and community. In today’s conversation, we learn about Ariana’s project to use technology to “crowdsource hope.” She shares with us the personal inspirations for creation of the Stigma app - from the mental illness and trauma experienced by her loved ones, to her epiphanies as a storyteller, and her vulnerability as a superpower. Ariana shows us how by sharing stories from the cracks in our lives, we can discover new hope with others.

Hosted by filmmakers T.J. Berden & Dave Kang. Produced by Sam Buti.

More about Ariana Gibson and Stigma

• About Ariana Alejandra Gibson
• Ariana Alejandra Gibson on Instagram
• Follow Ariana Alejandra Gibson on Twitter
• Stigma App
• Ariana Alejandra Gibson on Medium
• Connect on LinkedIn with Ariana Alejandra Gibson

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