After Zak Williams lost his father, the beloved actor Robin Williams, to suicide, he found that advocating for mental health care and helping others access wellness also charted a path to his own healing. Zak joins Claire to talk about his grieving journey, the mental wellness company he co-founded called PYM and the Lemonada Media podcast Call For Help which examines the new nationwide 988 suicide & crisis lifeline.

Resources from the show

• Listen to the Call For Help podcast from Lemonada and Sozosei Foundation
• Explore Zak’s mental wellness company PYM

 

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