ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is on a mission to finish the stigma related to psychological well being, now he’s being featured in a world marketing campaign to assist elevate consciousness.
Robert Arrieta isn’t a fan of how he appears with a mustache, however in November, he grows it out anyway. “You get plenty of fascinating appears,” Arrieta stated. “Members of the family might be very verbal about how they really feel about it,” he defined.
Regardless of some unfavourable suggestions, Arrieta says his whiskers are a very good dialog starter, and he’ll take any likelihood he will get to debate psychological well being. “That’s form of the purpose to say, I’m supporting Movember,” Arrieta defined.
Movember is a world motion encouraging males to develop out their stashes, to unfold consciousness for males’s well being, together with psychological well being. It’s a mission Arrieta has shared for the previous 5 years. A primary responder for 17 years, Arrieta says he battles despair, anxiousness, and PTSD.
It’s that battle that impressed him to create Skulls for Hope, a non-profit group elevating consciousness for psychological well being with shirts and bracelets, and connecting these struggling to sources in the neighborhood.
Now Arrieta isn’t solely sparking dialog regionally however globally. He was just lately featured in a Movember marketing campaign video. He hopes the video, and Skulls for Hope depart folks with an vital message. “It’s okay to not be okay,” Arrieta stated.
