In this podcast, one of Dawn's closest friends, Robyn Jennings, shares her personal lifelong mental health struggles and perfectly complements Dawn's story as she asks difficult and vulnerable questions of Dawn to uncover the true motivation for why she decided to open her story to the world. This episode lays the foundation and motivation behind the stories you will hear on the show and reveals some very authentic, yet painful stories for Dawn and her husband Ryan in the support of their son Cole. Robyn and Dawn share a bond of love and friendship that has spanned close to two decades and this episode provides the backstory as to why Dawn knew this was her time to come out of the shadows. Her strong desire to dispel the stigma and shame of mental illness, addiction and to understand the beauty of being a part of a community (LGBTQIA) that deserves kindness, compassion and support.