How Zach Thompson Turned Anxiety Into a Mental Health Movement | The Scatter Joy Project

Send us Fan MailWhat if the sh*t you’ve been through is actually leading you to your purpose?On this episode, I sit down with Zach Thompson, founder of The Scatter Joy Project — a creative, nontraditional mental health nonprofit that’s helping people find affordable therapy, break through stigma, and connect to something deeper.Zach opens up about:✨Losing his uncle in middle school and hiding years of anxiety behind perfectionism.✨Discovering he had the same rare heart condition — and how a defibrillator saved his life more than once.✨Why facing mortality gave him a “permission slip to recreate” his entire life.✨ How Scatter Joy Project went from a personal mantra to a full-blown movement helping people find real support (and real joy).And yeah, we talk about what it actually looks like to turn your pain into power — and your story into something that helps others.If you’ve ever wondered whether your rock bottom could lead to something bigger, this episode is for you.Need support? Text SCATTER to 741-741 to connect with a free, 24/7 crisis counselor. Or head to scatterjoyproject.org to find affordable therapy and mental health tools that actually help.Check out their NEW space — Scatter Joy Studio opening on May 17th in the Short North. 👇 Drop a comment if this hit home — and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share with someone who needs this.#TheKeriCroftShow #ScatterJoyProject #ZachThompson #MentalHealthAwareness #TotalBadass #GriefToGrowth #AnxietySupport #MissionDrivenLife #PodcastInterview #MentalHealthPodcast