Seeing so many friends and people I respect and love coming forward about abuses they’ve suffered in the workplace and in their personal lives has been heart wrenching. I’ve seen it with my own eyes and I know I’ve been a part of it. I’ve also learned a lot in my nearly 10 years in this industry. I was afraid to speak up in the past and I’m sorry if I hurt anyone. I chose to remain neutral in many cases for fear of destroying my chances to achieve my dreams, and prove to myself that I could succeed in an industry I wanted so desperately to be a part of

Despite what it looks like, I’m a fully anxious, depressed, neurotic compulsive wreck almost every single day. I was born in 1982, and grew up during a very toxic time. I was taught to “be a man!” by countless authority figures, and at the same time witnessed awful male behavior conflicting advice and imagery coupled with toxic psychological programming and the fear based teachings of Catholicism created a very confused, scared and overwhelmed nerdy little Mexican boy who was also silently suffering from anxiety/panic disorder and clinical depression