May, MSW RSW

It started with one simple truth: most of us never received mental health education.

My first experience with trauma came at seven, with more to follow. As the child of immigrants, I lacked the guidance to process what I was going through, and it showed: depression, academic probation, a quiet disconnection from the people around me.

Over years of personal work, I learned what traditional education doesn't teach: how to heal, how to connect, and how to build a life that actually feels good.

Professionally, I kept seeing capable people stuck in cycles of stress and burnout because no one had given them the tools. In shelters, hospitals, and courtrooms, I heard some version of the same line:

If I'd learned this sooner, I would have made different choices.

Down to Earth Support exists to close that gap: simple, practical support that meets you where you are.

In solidarity and warmth,

May