EP297 Speak Your Truth, Find Your Freedom | Mitch Wallis

He's the founder of Heart On My Sleeve and the reason people around the world started tattooing and drawing hearts on their arms and sharing their stories. Growing up in Sydney, Mitch lived a very “normal” and privileged life. He was fortunate enough to join Microsoft as an intern when he was 19, the youngest person in the company at the time. After 5 years working in Australia, Mitch was promoted to Microsoft HQ in Seattle USA as global product marketing manager for ‘Surface’ where he worked on some of the biggest launches in the hardware space for the tech giant. However, that wasn’t the full story. His inside life wasn’t the perfect Instagram moment. Since the age of 7 years old, Mitch has suffered a lifelong battle with debilitating anxiety, OCD, panic attacks, dissociation and depression which has seem him contemplating taking his life. In 2016, he broke down completely, leaving him unable to continue his life as he knew it. His life crumbled around him. He thought it was all over. After seeing a video on YouTube that saved his life, he was able to turn his life around and find his calling in the process. On the 30th May 2017, his life changed overnight when he released a video of his story, in the hope that someone out there would feel understood and feel less alone by his unexpected yet painfully relatable journey.  Within 1 week the video reached over 1 million people and started a global Movement that became Heart On My Sleeve. EPISODE SPONSOR | COUNTERPUNCH Website: www.counterpunch.com.au  MITCH WALLIS Website: www.mitchwallis.com  TIFFANEE COOK Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches/ Website: www.rollwiththepunches.com.au LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/tiffaneecook/ Facebook:  www.facebook.com/rollwiththepunchespodcast/ Instagram:  www.instagram.com/rollwiththepunches_podcast/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/tiffaneeandcoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.