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Aly Vredenburgh | Mental Health Activist

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GETTING A THERAPIST IN EVERY SCHOOL 🏫 sign my petition 👉🏻👈🏻
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Most people don’t become activists by chance. And when people hear about why I do what I do, they don’t see or understand the true impact and meaning losing her was to my life. I will never be the same, but that’s exactly why I won’t stop fighting. If I can save even one life my work will be worth it. by @alyvredenburgh_

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Hi, I’m Aly 🖤 author, researcher, and someone who’s deeply tired of watching people suffer while the systems keep failing.

I’m here to talk about prevention, belonging, and systemic change.
Not watered-down awareness. Not cute graphics. Real solutions.

If you’re new here, welcome.
If you’ve been here, thank you for sticking with me.

You belong here.

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#MentalHealthReform #GenZMentalHealth #BelongingCrisis #OutOfFocusBook #TheBelongingLab #SystemicChange #PreventTheCrisis #MentalHealthAdvocate #SuicidePrevention taken in North County, San Diego by @alyvredenburgh_

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this is your sign ☀️ by @alyvredenburgh_

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do you think that being a nice guy puts you at a disadvantage? Let’s talk about it in the comments ➡️📲💭💭💭 by @alyvredenburgh_

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repost bc instagram removed the audio from the original 😤 by @alyvredenburgh_

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RJ Mitte died yesterday. And I’m scared to say his name — because when a death like this gets sensationalized, more people die. That’s contagion, and it terrifies me. I do this work because I’ve lived it. I lost Rory. And I’m frustrated we keep doing the same thing — a vigil, a post, and then nothing changes. I refuse to let this be another one of those. That’s why I’m fighting for a therapist in every school. Something that saves the next person.

RJ Mitte talked about being bullied at school for his cerebral palsy — mocked for his braces, how he walked, how he spoke. He was pushed, shoved, and bullies broke his hand. He turned that pain into advocacy with his Cut the Bull campaign. He once told ABC News, “I remember times when I didn’t want to keep fighting, but I had no choice.”

No kid should have to fight that alone. That’s why I’m fighting for a licensed therapist in every school — so the kid getting bullied in the hallway has someone to turn to before it becomes a crisis.

If you’re struggling, call or text 988. You don’t have to carry this alone.
Sign the petition — link in bio. by @alyvredenburgh_

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every time I get stuck on worrying about everyone judging me I remember that it won’t stop them but I can keep creating instead. love this Taylor swift speech 🩷 by @alyvredenburgh_

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october is ADHD awareness month so here’s 5 ways ADHD has fully humbled me 🫠👇
(and what’s actually happening in my brain bc it’s not a character flaw)

1. left an event CONVINCED everyone hated me, sent the apology text, found out i made it all up → rejection sensitivity, that intense reaction to perceived criticism a lot of people with ADHD describe

2. emailed someone 3x bc i forgot my AI already emailed them twice → working memory + executive dysfunction, aka trouble holding details while juggling tasks

3. went to the wrong parking lot bc i remembered directions wrong → distractibility + forgetting little details of daily routines

4. my phone broke before a flight so i just canceled the whole trip → emotional dysregulation, when big emotions hit hard and fast

5. i’m 10 mins late or 20 mins early, no in-between → time blindness, the informal term for difficulty sensing time passing

p.s. these are patterns many people with ADHD talk about, but anxiety, depression, or sleep stuff can look similar so this isn’t a diagnosis — just my experience, not medical advice 🤍

which one was a little too real?? 😭👇 send this to your neurodivergent bestie

this is exactly why i fight for a therapist in every school — kids deserve to learn this about their brains instead of shaming themselves

#adhdawarenessmonth #adultadhd #adhdlife #neurodivergent #mentalhealthmatters by @alyvredenburgh_

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If you’d like to feel this confident you can order yours for 10% off using code ALY10TFH ☀️

#tieforher #tieforherofficial by @alyvredenburgh_

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welcome to ✨america✨ by @alyvredenburgh_

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📣 by @alyvredenburgh_

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