My past includes many dark years and unsafe actions against myself in order to take control of a life I felt that was out of control and worthless. I was convinced that I was not worth anything, that I didn’t matter and I would be better off non-existent. I eventually made it through and created Holding of Wrist Find Yourself Society which is where this adventure begins- all with the support of:

Mom, Joy Elliott; Thanks for being there for me when no one else was and thank you for spending weeks in the hospital. My dad, Marc Elliott. My sisters, Allyson & Mariah and my brother, Charlie Elliott.

Holding of Wrist Find Yourself Society is alive today because of the friendships we’ve created and those who were there during the start:

Lizzie Reed, Chris Laidlow, Paige Napier, Ana Smith, Joe Letteri, Kayla Jost, Lexie Roe, Joy Silvis, Shauna Dearduff, Renee Cook, Joe Terry, Lauren Seay, Blair & Verna Corbett from Ark of Hope for Children, Dylan Smith (Mod Sun), Pat Brown, Adorian Deck, Justin Zoradi of “These Numbers Have Faces”, Kayla Carter, Kaila Rain, Elaine Heinzman of Rally.org, Jason Russel of “Invisible Children”, Shay & Colette Butler of the “Shaytards”, Jamie Tworkowski of “To Write Love on Her Arms”, Lovedrug, UnderOath and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

A MILLION thanks to all current & former staff and interns for their tireless efforts in helping spread the message. This wouldn’t be anything without: Colleen Gilfoy, Derin Dacey, Sarah McClellan, Joel Shaw, Nick Harris, Matthew McCaigue, Jon Eby, Naomi Baez, Jalon Wood, Sam Sweeney, Brynne O Connor, Sarah Baker,  Samantha McClellan-Johnson, and Timothy Liedel.

Most importantly, thank you to each and every person who has ever supported Holding of Wrist Find Yourself Society, “tweeted” our tweets, “liked” our videos, “shared” our Facebook or just spread the word online. Thank YOU. We appreciate YOU. YOU are special to us. This is all because of you. We’re in this together. Thank You.

-Jimmy Elliott

Founder, Holding of Wrist