A courageous young woman speaking out with a voice of hope, Jess Hammel embodies the spirit of a true survivor. After a childhood of trauma led to self-harm, an eating disorder, and suicide attempts as a teenager, she is now using her voice to help others know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Today, she joins Cristabelle to share her story and bring awareness to the stigmas surrounding mental illness, and offers encouragement on how to help someone who may be struggling.
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•CONNECT & MORE INFO•
Hosted by Cristabelle Braden
Instagram: @declarationlife
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Website: cristabellebraden.com/declarationlife
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Intro/Outro Music: "Not Giving Up" by Cristabelle Braden
•ABOUT JESS•
Jess Hammel is a young woman with a strong passion to better the lives of everyone around her. Through her own personal struggles she hopes to shed light on many of the issues surrounding mental illness and begin to break the stigma we all have become accustomed to.
Instagram.com/jessmhammel
•ABOUT CRISTABELLE•
Cristabelle Braden is an award winning singer/songwriter, keynote speaker, author, and podcast host. After suffering a traumatic brain injury, she began to write music. Since then, she has surpassed medical expectations and thrived in her newfound gift of music; she has come from re-learning daily life tasks in brain injury rehabilitation to setting her feet firmly on the ground as a songwriter, speaker, and artist with a message of hope.
Website: cristabellebraden.com
