About Hania:I am a sophomore D1 Beach volleyball player and team captain at University of the Pacific. In 2021, I started a mental health awareness club on campus called Breaking Barriers.
Our mission is to get rid of the stigma towards mental health/illnesses while simultaneously giving our athletes a platform to share their voices and empower each other as a community.When I was 6 years old my dad, who was bipolar, died by suicide.
I struggled with depression and grief. Then, when I was a senior in high school, my male therapist who was a father figure to me, also died by suicide.After the loss of these two loved ones to their battle with mental illness, I decided I needed to be the voice of people like them.
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