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Sound familiar?

The best mental health stories are about hope. Most never get told.

Peer support centers, crisis lines and awareness campaigns change lives every day. Stigma, privacy and clinical language keep those stories quiet, so donors meet a statistic instead of a person.

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Privacy first

Sharing lived experience takes trust, consent and control over what goes public.

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Clinical language

Program descriptions read like a chart note. Donors tune out.

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No one to produce it

Your peer staff and clinicians are with people. Video waits.

RM

“I think that it allowed us to tell our story at the highest aspirational way and to show how this medium-sized nonprofit has a true global impact.”

Randi Mitev, COO, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
LB

“I've seen some of the first edits now, and I think they really, really hold together, and we can't wait to start posting them.”

Louisa Benton, Hope for Depression Research Foundation
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In their words

Mental health teams, in their own words.

Randi runs operations at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, which trains professionals to heal trauma around the world. Louisa at the Hope for Depression Research Foundation needed her Race of Hope and research lab on film. MHA Nebraska, a peer-support nonprofit, received more donations in one day than all month after posting one of our videos.

10/10recommend score from CMBM's COO

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Hope Storytelling Session. Free.

One person, one Zoom call, three finished videos. Told with care.

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Your cost
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What you get

  • 1
    A 45-minute Zoom recordingSomeone with lived experience, a clinician or a peer specialist. A Happy producer guides every answer, at their pace.
  • 2
    3 finished videosEdited and captioned, ready for Mental Health Awareness Month, your next appeal or a grant report.
  • 3
    Their story, their callThey review it before it goes live. You keep the videos and the raw recording.
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Love the videos? We'll plan a shoot day across your programs. Don't? Keep them anyway.

Video 1
Video 2
Video 3

Three ways to start

Three ways to turn lived experience into support

Start free. Film your programs when you're ready, quoted up front.

Train-the-Trainer circle, filmed for The Center for Mind-Body MedicineStart here, free

Hope Storytelling Session

We record one person over Zoom and our editors turn it into 3 finished videos.

  • 45-minute producer-guided Zoom recording
  • 3 finished, captioned videos
  • A peer specialist, clinician, person with lived experience or your ED
  • Yours to keep, files and raw footage
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Train-the-Trainer cohort celebrating, filmed for The Center for Mind-Body MedicineMost requested

Program story series

One shoot day across your programs: peer staff, clinicians and partners, with consent agreed first.

  • Consent agreed before we film
  • Clinical language left out of every brief
  • Short cuts for social plus a longer story film
  • Stills for your annual report
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Race of Hope volunteers, filmed for Hope for Depression Research FoundationFor events

Walks and awareness events

One crew covers your walk, run or gala so your team can be with your community.

  • Interview list planned before the day
  • A highlight reel plus short social cuts
  • Participant and volunteer stories
  • Captions on every cut
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Built for mental health

What every hope story includes

Hope, not crisis

People speak about recovery and connection, in their own words.

Consent and control

Lived-experience stories are shared only the way the speaker chooses.

No clinical jargon

Plain language that donors and neighbors understand.

They see it first

Anyone sharing something sensitive reviews it before it goes live.

Awareness Month ready

Planned backwards from May, World Mental Health Day and year-end.

You own everything

You keep every finished file and all the raw footage.

Beyond video

Everything your campaign and your grant report need

Stories only matter where decisions get made. We deliver the pieces around the films too, all from the same shoots.

Train-the-Trainer cohort celebrating, filmed for The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Photography of your programs and people

Social graphics + a ready-to-post content calendar

Race of Hope in New York
Filming at walks, trainings and events

Clips for grant reports, your website and newsletter

A reach summary for every campaign

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How it works

From one voice to a campaign that cuts stigma

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Tell us who you serve

Your programs, your people and your next awareness date.

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FREE

Start with the free session

We record one person over Zoom and deliver 3 finished videos, free.

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We film and edit

Peer staff, clinicians and community, with consent agreed first.

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Everyone uses it

Your team posts all year. Donors meet people, not diagnoses.

MHA Nebraska peer-support staff at Terrapin House
MHA Nebraska staff, Omaha
Train-the-Trainer circle
Cumberland, Maryland
Race of Hope volunteers
New York

Public proof

Filmed with peer support and healing teams

For MHA Nebraska, one two-day shoot covered 13 programs in Lincoln and Omaha: roughly 40 interviews in 48 hours, with clinical language banned from every brief. For The Center for Mind-Body Medicine we filmed 16 interviews in one day in Cumberland, Maryland. For the National Eating Disorders Association, the Milwaukee Walk content drew 195,000 views in the first week.

Lincoln and OmahaCumberland, MarylandNew YorkPeer-led

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Real client videos

Stories we told about mental health

Real client videos from organizations working on peer support, healing and awareness.

40Interviews in 48 hoursMHA Nebraska
16Interviews filmed in one dayThe Center for Mind-Body Medicine
195,000Views in the first weekNational Eating Disorders Association
500,000+Organic reachInheritance of Hope

Who we work with

Built for teams who make it okay to ask for help

Peer support centersRun by people with lived experience
Crisis and warm linesSomeone to talk to, any hour
Awareness campaignsWalks, months and movements
Research foundationsFunding the next breakthrough
Trauma and healing programsHelping communities recover

Questions

Questions mental health teams ask us

Tap a question. Each answer comes with a 20-second video.

Is the free session really free?+

Yes. The Zoom session and the three videos our editors cut from it cost nothing. No contract, no card, and you keep every file with no obligation to buy anything afterwards. Book your free session and see your story on screen.

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What happens on the free session?+

You pick one person close to your work, and our producer interviews them live over Zoom for forty-five minutes while we record. Our editors then turn that conversation into three finished, captioned videos for your website, your social channels and your next appeal. All you have to do is show up, so book your free session.

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Who can we put on camera?+

Anyone whose story moves people: your director, a program lead, a volunteer, someone your program served, or a grantee overseas joining from a phone. Our producer guides every answer, so nobody needs camera experience or a script. Bring your people to a free session and we'll handle the rest.

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How do you protect people sharing lived experience?+

Every shoot is planned around consent and dignity. People sign releases in their own language, we never show minors' names or identifying details, and anyone sharing something sensitive reviews it before it goes live. Your safeguarding policy always overrides ours, starting with your free session.

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How do you tell hard stories without exploiting anyone's pain?+

We tell stories of strength, not pity. The people on camera speak in their own words about change, progress and what they want the world to know, because donors give more when they see dignity and agency. See how we'd frame your story on a free session.

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Can you plan videos around Mental Health Awareness Month?+

Yes. Tell us your calendar, from Giving Tuesday and awareness months to galas and year-end appeals, and we plan every shoot and edit backwards from those dates. Book your free session early and your first videos are ready before the moment arrives.

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How will we know the videos are working?+

We report the numbers that matter: views, reach and the actions your videos drive, from donations to sign-ups. Every result shapes the next video, so your stories keep getting sharper. Start with your free session and watch the results for yourself.

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Who owns the videos?+

You do. Your organization owns the finished videos and all of the raw footage, including everything we record on your free session. Use them on any channel, in any report, for as long as you like.

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How long until we get the videos?+

Your three free videos land in your inbox within two weeks of your session, with a simple review link if you want a change. For bigger shoots, we plan backwards from your gala, board meeting or appeal date. Tell us the date on your free session.

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What does it cost after the free session?+

Whatever comes next is scoped to exactly what you need, from a single film to a steady stream of videos for every program, and you get the price in writing before any work starts. No surprise change orders and no pressure. Your free session shows you what that scope should be.

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