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Resident credits music with saving their life, urges self-care at Carson City event
Summary
At a Carson City mental-health event, a resident shared a recovery story, saying "it's okay not to be okay" and that "music actually saved my life," urging self-care as the first step in healing.
A resident (speaker S6) shared a personal recovery narrative at the community event, urging self-care and acceptance as the start of healing. The resident said, "It's okay not to be okay. That is the very beginning of the process of healing."
S6 described gratitude and a turnaround in daily life: "Every day I wake up with gratitude. I wake up with happiness. Something I had not felt for years." The speaker credited music as a life-saving influence: "Music didn't only inspire me to get up here in front of you all today, but music actually saved my life." The testimony underscored coping strategies offered by vendors and presenters and provided a personal complement to first-responder and resource-focused remarks at the event.
The remarks were offered as firsthand testimony and part of broader event outreach; no formal actions followed this personal testimony.
