This episode was recorded the Wednesday after my brother tried to take his own life. Thank you so much Mark for opening my eyes to the benefit of being alive.

Mark Harsley is the Founder of Kite Mail, an advocate for social injustice, and graduate of Kenzie Academy. He has won numerous start up events and spent countless hours in isolation that enabled him to create solutions to problems surrounding those whom are incarcerated. He went from dropping out of Purdue University to pursue entrepreneurship, to becoming incarcerated, to learning how to code and creating an application that changes the way we connect with our loved ones whom are behind bars. In this episode of Too Be Blunt, we talk about the true meaning of "it is the thought that counts". Mark’s upbringing taught him to focus heavily on his faith. He takes time to be vulnerable with us and tell us his story of being locked up even though it often times makes him uncomfortable. We discuss how he went through a period of uncertainty and the lessons he was fortunate to learn that got him through the hardest moments of his life - like his mama being sick while he was away and how it made Mark feel helpless. We talk about Mark's definition of fear and how he "lives in it" on purpose. Mark talks about how he started channeling his emotions and harnessed it for positive impact. Mark and I talk about anxiety and how to find balance in your life when the pain is heavy. He believes in a world where people accept the good and the bad. He loves helping people find the "sweet spot" to maintaining a healthy relation with the "yin and the yang". "I am actually extremely uncomfortable with what I have to share with people. I do it because I know people are helped and impacted. This is how I achieve balance".

Welcome to Too Be Blunt. We look forward to sharing our vulnerability with you in hopes that it encourages you to go on your own journey of self-discovery.