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SYT Annapolis 2021

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SYT Annapolis 2021

Event

First video uploaded: 2021-07-09 · Segments in archive: 41 · Videos: 1

This event centers on Community Healing, Depression, and Stigma Reduction, features 30 voices.

Themes covered

Speakers & performers (30)

Segments

  • Closing Remarks and Goodnight Malcolm McFadden closes out SYT 2021 with warm, humorous remarks, publicly crediting Tyler Calabrese for organizing the event and inviting the community together, before signing of… · 2021-07-09
  • Will - Guided Mindfulness and Breathing Exercise Will, a clinician with Amir Mental Health, leads the audience through a guided mindfulness and progressive muscle relaxation breathing exercise, walking participants both in-person… · 2021-07-09
  • David Idemudia - Closing Reflections and You Are Not Alone David Idemudia delivers closing reflections sharing his own experiences with racial trauma and emotional vulnerability, before affirming to the audience that they are not alone and… · 2021-07-09
  • Malcolm McFadden - Personal Truth About 2020 Pandemic Struggles Malcolm McFadden, the event’s MC, steps out of his usual host role to share a deeply personal account of his 2020 pandemic struggles — including contracting COVID-19, a torn Achill… · 2021-07-09
  • D’Angelo - Without You Song and NASCAR Spoken Word D’Angelo performs a live vocal rendition of ‘Without You’ by Breakavenger, weaving in a spoken-word piece that draws on his personal experience being incarcerated in juvenile deten… · 2021-07-09
  • Mikey - Stand-Up Comedy About Family and Life Mikey D’Angelo delivers his first-ever stand-up comedy set, drawing laughs from relatable observations about his job at Enterprise, his expressive father and sharp-witted mother, h… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Trauma and Support David Idemudia offers MC commentary following a performer named Nia’s story, affirming the reality of trauma and its effects on daily life — including sensory triggers and altered… · 2021-07-09
  • Nia - Bipolar 2 Hospitalization and Recovery Story Nia, an unidentified speaker diagnosed with Bipolar 2 and ADHD, shares an unscripted, deeply personal account of her mental health journey — including two psychiatric hospitalizati… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Lydia David Idemudia offers brief MC commentary following Lydia’s performance, praising her stated purpose of supporting others and transitioning the audience to the next performer, Nia,… · 2021-07-09
  • Lydia - Nigerian Front-Line COVID Experience and Humanitarian Work Lydia, a Nigerian front-line worker and humanitarian advocate, shares her personal experience of being stranded in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health toll of is… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Intro for Lydia David Idemudia offers a brief MC transition following a preceding dance performance, encouraging the audience to applaud the prior performer (Lydia) while humorously noting the ava… · 2021-07-09
  • Kim Kozak - Disability Advocacy and Workplace Accommodations Kim Kozak delivers an impromptu spoken advocacy segment about navigating workplace disability accommodations with mental and physical health conditions, drawing on her background a… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Dr. Ashley Elliott David Idemudia offers enthusiastic MC commentary following Dr. Ashley Elliott’s expressive dance performance, praising her physical dedication and artistry — noting she performed s… · 2021-07-09
  • Dr. Ashley Elliott - Dance Performance to Something Has to Break Dr. Ashley Elliott introduces herself as both a clinician and a person living with anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and chronic illness, before performing an expressive… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Intro for Dr. Ashley Elliott Malcolm McFadden serves as MC, transitioning the audience from the previous performer (‘Stevie J’) with energetic crowd engagement before enthusiastically introducing Dr. Ashley El… · 2021-07-09
  • Stevie J - The Girl You Used to Know Poem Spoken-word artist ‘Stevie J’ delivers an original poem, ‘The Girl You Used to Know,’ preceded by a candid personal introduction about her experiences with suicidal ideation, subst… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Cam Isaiah Malcolm McFadden delivers brief MC commentary between acts, praising first-time performer Cam Isaiah for only being on his second performance, joking with the crowd about backstage… · 2021-07-09
  • Cam Isaiah - Social Anxiety Story and Rap Performance 18-year-old Annapolis rapper Cam Isaiah shares a candid personal story about lifelong social anxiety, depression, and the isolating experience of never feeling truly accepted, befo… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Reads Message from Sally Calabrese MC Malcolm McFadden briefly reacts to the previous spoken word performance (‘Dark Parent’ by Patrick Finn) and reads aloud a remote message from Sally Calabrese, who watched from h… · 2021-07-09
  • Patrick Finn - My Dark Parent and Heather’s Poem Patrick Finn performs two spoken-word pieces: his own poem ”My Dark Parent,” a visceral metaphor for bipolar disorder and PTSD written during a PTSD attack, and a poem by his abs… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Resilience and Toilet Paper David Idemudia delivers a brief, lighthearted MC transition segment reflecting on collective pandemic resilience, using humor about the toilet paper shortage as a comedic icebreake… · 2021-07-09
  • Jenna - Vinyl Scrap Art and Meditation A speaker named Jenna shares her vinyl scrap art created from recycled boat-graphics materials and speaks about how discovering meditation has been healing in her mental health jou… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Joe Gagliardi Malcolm McFadden delivers brief MC commentary following Joe Gagliardi’s set, recapping a humorous self-deprecating joke from Gagliardi’s performance before transitioning the audien… · 2021-07-09
  • Joe Gagliardi - Comedy Set Joe Gagliardi, a US Marine veteran and stand-up comedian from Annapolis, delivers a 13-minute comedy set blending self-deprecating humor about aging, pandemic life, and military se… · 2021-07-09
  • Christina - Bipolar, GAD, and BPD Poems Christina, a former NAMI facilitator, shares a set of original spoken-word poems written as personal coping tools, each addressing a specific diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder, Generaliz… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Reflection on Therapy and Shoes David Idemudia, speaking as MC between segments, offers a brief but resonant reflection on the importance of finding the right therapist — comparing the therapeutic relationship to… · 2021-07-09
  • Dylan Ignacio - Law Enforcement Mental Health & One Less Nonprofit Dylan Ignacio, a law enforcement officer and founder of the ‘One Less nonprofit, shares his personal mental health journey — including suicidal ideation, a negative therapy experie… · 2021-07-09
  • Post-Intermission Music A live music performance following the intermission at the SYT 2021 Annapolis event. The transcript captures only automated caption placeholders (‘Thank you’), suggesting the auto-… · 2021-07-09
  • Intermission Audio - Documentary Clip An intermission documentary clip plays during the break, featuring an unidentified individual describing life circumstances tied to substance use and a neighborhood park with a his… · 2021-07-09
  • Intermission Music An unidentified performer plays live ambient/instrumental music during the intermission break, featuring a recurring lyrical refrain about cherishing ‘special days’ and a sense of… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Intermission Announcement David Idemudia leads a lighthearted MC intermission announcement, directing in-person attendees to food, restrooms, and artwork bidding, while playfully engaging the virtual audien… · 2021-07-09
  • Jillian Amodio - Postpartum Depression Letter Jillian Amodio, founder of Moms for Mental Health, delivers a candid spoken-word personal testimony about her experience with postpartum depression, culminating in the live reading… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Reflection on Julie Larkins’ Performance David Idemudia reflects on the preceding spoken-word performance by Julie Larkins, highlighting her message of self-love and independence from external validation. He uses the mome… · 2021-07-09
  • Julie Larkins - Three Decades of Mental Health Self-Talk Jackie, a community coach, advocate, and founder of Revealing Colors, delivers a powerful spoken-word performance titled ‘Three Decades of Self-Talk’ — an unfiltered, age-by-age jo… · 2021-07-09
  • David & Malcolm MC Welcome and Event Orientation David Idemudia and Malcolm McFadden co-host the welcome and orientation segment for the fifth annual Speak Your Truth! event, reflecting on the event’s growth from a one-time fundr… · 2021-07-09
  • Fred Delph - NAMI Anne Arundel County Introduction Fred Delph, Executive Director of NAMI Anne Arundel County, introduces the organization to the SYT audience, explaining its national structure, local affiliate programs, support gr… · 2021-07-09
  • Dr. Tyler Calabrese Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. Tyler Calabrese delivers the opening welcome remarks for Speak Your Truth 2021, recounting the event’s five-year history as a fundraiser for NAMI Anne Arundel County co-founded… · 2021-07-09
  • Fourth Music Performance - Leftover Dreams An unidentified artist performs an original live vocal piece titled ‘Leftover Dreams,’ a hypnotic, repetitive song exploring sleeplessness and the persistence of dreams. The sparse… · 2021-07-09
  • Third Music Performance - Ruby An unnamed performer delivers a live musical piece titled ‘Ruby,’ featuring sparse, repeated lyrical phrases centered on a figure named Ruby and themes of longing and unanswered gr… · 2021-07-09
  • Second Music Performance An unidentified musician performs a live vocal set featuring repeated lyrical phrases centered on peace and freedom, running approximately ten minutes. The sparse transcript captur… · 2021-07-09
  • Opening Music Performance An unidentified musician opens the 2021 SYT Annapolis event with a live vocal performance built around the repeated lyrical motif ‘you could turn to stone’ and ‘think of all you kn… · 2021-07-09

Videos from this event

Segments

  • Closing Remarks and Goodnight Malcolm McFadden closes out SYT 2021 with warm, humorous remarks, publicly crediting Tyler Calabrese for organizing the event and inviting the community together, before signing of… · 2021-07-09
  • Will - Guided Mindfulness and Breathing Exercise Will, a clinician with Amir Mental Health, leads the audience through a guided mindfulness and progressive muscle relaxation breathing exercise, walking participants both in-person… · 2021-07-09
  • David Idemudia - Closing Reflections and You Are Not Alone David Idemudia delivers closing reflections sharing his own experiences with racial trauma and emotional vulnerability, before affirming to the audience that they are not alone and… · 2021-07-09
  • Malcolm McFadden - Personal Truth About 2020 Pandemic Struggles Malcolm McFadden, the event’s MC, steps out of his usual host role to share a deeply personal account of his 2020 pandemic struggles — including contracting COVID-19, a torn Achill… · 2021-07-09
  • D’Angelo - Without You Song and NASCAR Spoken Word D’Angelo performs a live vocal rendition of ‘Without You’ by Breakavenger, weaving in a spoken-word piece that draws on his personal experience being incarcerated in juvenile deten… · 2021-07-09
  • Mikey - Stand-Up Comedy About Family and Life Mikey D’Angelo delivers his first-ever stand-up comedy set, drawing laughs from relatable observations about his job at Enterprise, his expressive father and sharp-witted mother, h… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Trauma and Support David Idemudia offers MC commentary following a performer named Nia’s story, affirming the reality of trauma and its effects on daily life — including sensory triggers and altered… · 2021-07-09
  • Nia - Bipolar 2 Hospitalization and Recovery Story Nia, an unidentified speaker diagnosed with Bipolar 2 and ADHD, shares an unscripted, deeply personal account of her mental health journey — including two psychiatric hospitalizati… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Lydia David Idemudia offers brief MC commentary following Lydia’s performance, praising her stated purpose of supporting others and transitioning the audience to the next performer, Nia,… · 2021-07-09
  • Lydia - Nigerian Front-Line COVID Experience and Humanitarian Work Lydia, a Nigerian front-line worker and humanitarian advocate, shares her personal experience of being stranded in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health toll of is… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Intro for Lydia David Idemudia offers a brief MC transition following a preceding dance performance, encouraging the audience to applaud the prior performer (Lydia) while humorously noting the ava… · 2021-07-09
  • Kim Kozak - Disability Advocacy and Workplace Accommodations Kim Kozak delivers an impromptu spoken advocacy segment about navigating workplace disability accommodations with mental and physical health conditions, drawing on her background a… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Dr. Ashley Elliott David Idemudia offers enthusiastic MC commentary following Dr. Ashley Elliott’s expressive dance performance, praising her physical dedication and artistry — noting she performed s… · 2021-07-09
  • Dr. Ashley Elliott - Dance Performance to Something Has to Break Dr. Ashley Elliott introduces herself as both a clinician and a person living with anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and chronic illness, before performing an expressive… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Intro for Dr. Ashley Elliott Malcolm McFadden serves as MC, transitioning the audience from the previous performer (‘Stevie J’) with energetic crowd engagement before enthusiastically introducing Dr. Ashley El… · 2021-07-09
  • Stevie J - The Girl You Used to Know Poem Spoken-word artist ‘Stevie J’ delivers an original poem, ‘The Girl You Used to Know,’ preceded by a candid personal introduction about her experiences with suicidal ideation, subst… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Cam Isaiah Malcolm McFadden delivers brief MC commentary between acts, praising first-time performer Cam Isaiah for only being on his second performance, joking with the crowd about backstage… · 2021-07-09
  • Cam Isaiah - Social Anxiety Story and Rap Performance 18-year-old Annapolis rapper Cam Isaiah shares a candid personal story about lifelong social anxiety, depression, and the isolating experience of never feeling truly accepted, befo… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Reads Message from Sally Calabrese MC Malcolm McFadden briefly reacts to the previous spoken word performance (‘Dark Parent’ by Patrick Finn) and reads aloud a remote message from Sally Calabrese, who watched from h… · 2021-07-09
  • Patrick Finn - My Dark Parent and Heather’s Poem Patrick Finn performs two spoken-word pieces: his own poem ”My Dark Parent,” a visceral metaphor for bipolar disorder and PTSD written during a PTSD attack, and a poem by his abs… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Resilience and Toilet Paper David Idemudia delivers a brief, lighthearted MC transition segment reflecting on collective pandemic resilience, using humor about the toilet paper shortage as a comedic icebreake… · 2021-07-09
  • Jenna - Vinyl Scrap Art and Meditation A speaker named Jenna shares her vinyl scrap art created from recycled boat-graphics materials and speaks about how discovering meditation has been healing in her mental health jou… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Commentary on Joe Gagliardi Malcolm McFadden delivers brief MC commentary following Joe Gagliardi’s set, recapping a humorous self-deprecating joke from Gagliardi’s performance before transitioning the audien… · 2021-07-09
  • Joe Gagliardi - Comedy Set Joe Gagliardi, a US Marine veteran and stand-up comedian from Annapolis, delivers a 13-minute comedy set blending self-deprecating humor about aging, pandemic life, and military se… · 2021-07-09
  • Christina - Bipolar, GAD, and BPD Poems Christina, a former NAMI facilitator, shares a set of original spoken-word poems written as personal coping tools, each addressing a specific diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder, Generaliz… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Reflection on Therapy and Shoes David Idemudia, speaking as MC between segments, offers a brief but resonant reflection on the importance of finding the right therapist — comparing the therapeutic relationship to… · 2021-07-09
  • Dylan Ignacio - Law Enforcement Mental Health & One Less Nonprofit Dylan Ignacio, a law enforcement officer and founder of the ‘One Less nonprofit, shares his personal mental health journey — including suicidal ideation, a negative therapy experie… · 2021-07-09
  • Post-Intermission Music A live music performance following the intermission at the SYT 2021 Annapolis event. The transcript captures only automated caption placeholders (‘Thank you’), suggesting the auto-… · 2021-07-09
  • Intermission Audio - Documentary Clip An intermission documentary clip plays during the break, featuring an unidentified individual describing life circumstances tied to substance use and a neighborhood park with a his… · 2021-07-09
  • Intermission Music An unidentified performer plays live ambient/instrumental music during the intermission break, featuring a recurring lyrical refrain about cherishing ‘special days’ and a sense of… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Intermission Announcement David Idemudia leads a lighthearted MC intermission announcement, directing in-person attendees to food, restrooms, and artwork bidding, while playfully engaging the virtual audien… · 2021-07-09
  • Jillian Amodio - Postpartum Depression Letter Jillian Amodio, founder of Moms for Mental Health, delivers a candid spoken-word personal testimony about her experience with postpartum depression, culminating in the live reading… · 2021-07-09
  • MC Reflection on Julie Larkins’ Performance David Idemudia reflects on the preceding spoken-word performance by Julie Larkins, highlighting her message of self-love and independence from external validation. He uses the mome… · 2021-07-09
  • Julie Larkins - Three Decades of Mental Health Self-Talk Jackie, a community coach, advocate, and founder of Revealing Colors, delivers a powerful spoken-word performance titled ‘Three Decades of Self-Talk’ — an unfiltered, age-by-age jo… · 2021-07-09
  • David & Malcolm MC Welcome and Event Orientation David Idemudia and Malcolm McFadden co-host the welcome and orientation segment for the fifth annual Speak Your Truth! event, reflecting on the event’s growth from a one-time fundr… · 2021-07-09
  • Fred Delph - NAMI Anne Arundel County Introduction Fred Delph, Executive Director of NAMI Anne Arundel County, introduces the organization to the SYT audience, explaining its national structure, local affiliate programs, support gr… · 2021-07-09
  • Dr. Tyler Calabrese Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. Tyler Calabrese delivers the opening welcome remarks for Speak Your Truth 2021, recounting the event’s five-year history as a fundraiser for NAMI Anne Arundel County co-founded… · 2021-07-09
  • Fourth Music Performance - Leftover Dreams An unidentified artist performs an original live vocal piece titled ‘Leftover Dreams,’ a hypnotic, repetitive song exploring sleeplessness and the persistence of dreams. The sparse… · 2021-07-09
  • Third Music Performance - Ruby An unnamed performer delivers a live musical piece titled ‘Ruby,’ featuring sparse, repeated lyrical phrases centered on a figure named Ruby and themes of longing and unanswered gr… · 2021-07-09
  • Second Music Performance An unidentified musician performs a live vocal set featuring repeated lyrical phrases centered on peace and freedom, running approximately ten minutes. The sparse transcript captur… · 2021-07-09
  • Opening Music Performance An unidentified musician opens the 2021 SYT Annapolis event with a live vocal performance built around the repeated lyrical motif ‘you could turn to stone’ and ‘think of all you kn… · 2021-07-09

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