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

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What 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.

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Chapters

1. Introduction to Zach and Scatter Joy (00:00:00)

2. Anxiety and Loss at a Young Age (00:05:24)

3. Heart Condition Diagnosis and Life Change (00:10:48)

4. Finding Meaning Through Personal Struggle (00:17:36)

5. Creating Scatter Joy as a Mental Health Resource (00:25:30)

6. Mental Health Services and Crisis Support (00:35:36)

7. New Third Space in Short North (00:38:32)

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