Mariangela Abeo
| Mariangela Abeo | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23rd, 1975 Seattle |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Ryan Abeo |
| 👶 Children | Madison Rayn Abeo |
Mariangela Abeo (born December 23rd, 1975) is a Seattle based italian american Mental Health Advocate, Producer, Photographer, Speaker and Founder of the Faces of Fortitude Movement.[1][2]
Early Life and Work[edit]
Abeo was born and raised in the Seattle area.[3]
In the aftermath of experiencing sexual assault, Abeo survived a serious attempt on their own life at the age of seventeen. In 2007 their brother Jimmy, who was seven years younger than Abeo, took his life.[4] This trauma led to founding the Faces of Fortitude Project about eleven years later.[5]
Before changing careers, she produced the music videos and managed the musical career of her rapper husband Ryan Abeo, better known as RA Scion.[6]
The Faces of Fortitude Movement[edit]
Birth of the Movement[edit]
After the loss of her brother, Abeo took on working in the creative field.[7] It was while working in Audience Coordination and as a producer for CreativeLive, when she attended a presentation of photographer Stacy Pearsall, who talked about founding the Veterans Portrait Project.[8][6] Inspired by her work and searching for a creative project to help heal from their own trauma, Abeo decided to start their own project, "Faces of Fortitude", by taking their own picture first and publishing it on Instagram on October 29th, 2017.[9]
To this day, Abeo has taken pictures of more than 100 people touched by suicide — be it as a survivor, through losing a loved one or as a first responder.[10]
In 2018 Abeo was awarded "Mental Health Hero" by The Mighty, a digital health community.[11]
The Movement gained popularity when in May 2019 Zachary Williams, son of actor Robin Williams, had his picture taken and published by Abeo. It was one of the first times Williams opened up about the death of his father five years prior.[12][13]
Exhibits and Public Speaking[edit]
Since 2018 Abeo hosted and visited various gallery shows with pictures of the Faces of Fortitude Movement, like the "ArtHeart Presents: Beautifully Broken Exhibit" in July 2019.[14][15]
TEDx Talk and conferences[edit]
On September 7, 2019, Abeo talked about creating a safe space around suicide at her first TEDx talk in Youngstown, Ohio.[16] Though Abeo spoke in public before, this event got them on the market of public speaking.
Various speeches at conferences, such as the Momentum Conference in March 2019, and the American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference in April 2020 followed.[2][15]
Another TEDx talk in Dartmouth, Massachusetts is postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
Face to Faces Podcast[edit]
In the past Abeo was a guest to various Podcasts, speaking about the project, mental health, vulnerability and society.[17][18][19][20][21]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic made photoshoots imposible in early 2020, Abeo turned to this medium on their own, creating "Face to Faces" — a podcast by Abeo featuring interviews with activists, politicians, survivors, therapists, mental health advocates, artists, healers, authors, small business owners, non profit organizations and community leaders.[22]
Personal Life[edit]
Abeo is married to alternative hip hop artist Ryan Abeo, together they are living in Seattle, Washington, USA. They have one daughter, Madison Rayn Abeo, who is a professional Ballerina at the Pacific Northwest Ballet.[23] Together the family has travelled the world and lived on three different continents.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ HAIF Staff (August 24, 2019). Interview on How Am I Feeling?.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Association of Suicidology (2020). Speaker Info about Mariangela Abeo.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 HAIF Staff (August 24, 2019). Interview on How Am I Feeling?.
- ↑ HAIF Staff (August 24, 2019).Interview on How Am I Feeling?.
- ↑ Voyage LA (May 14, 2019). Meet Mariangela Abeo of Faces of Fortitude.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Save Me From (September 09, 2018). Interview with Faces of Fortitude Founder, Mariangela Abeo.
- ↑ Abeo, Mariangela (January 28, 2019). "The Faces of Mental Illness and Suicide That Deserve to Be Seen" on The Mighty.
- ↑ Roa, Holly (2018). ‘Faces Of Fortitude’ on SLR Lounge.
- ↑ Abeo, Mariangela (October 29th, 2017). Faces of Fortitude on Instagram.
- ↑ Voss, Julie (2018). Interview on Hello Peaceful Mind.
- ↑ Schuster, Sarah (December 31, 2018). The Mighty Mentel Health Heroes 2018.
- ↑ Romano, Nick (May 28, 2019). "Robin Williams' eldest son Zak appears in suicide awareness campaign" on Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ Watkins, Gwynne (May 29, 2019). "Robin Williams's son poses for suicide awareness" on Yahoo!.
- ↑ ArtHeart Presents (July 2019). ‘Beautifully Broken’ - Opening Night Reception.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Abeo, Mariangela. Past and future Events.
- ↑ TEDxYoungstown (September 2019). TEDx Speakers of the event.
- ↑ Love From The Hyp (November 28, 2018). Love From The Hyp with Sakura Sutter 11-28-2018 Guest-Photographer Mariangela Abeo.
- ↑ The Barbaric Strength Podcast (October 7, 2019). 25: Mariangela Abeo.
- ↑ One Broken Mom Podcast (2020). The Faces of Suicide Survival with Mariangela Abeo.
- ↑ You, Me, Empathy Podcast (April 15, 2019). Episode 71: Suicide Awareness and Faces Of Fortitude with Mariangela Abeo.
- ↑ The Good Men Project (September 26, 2018). Real Men Feel: Faces of Fortitude.
- ↑ Abeo, Mariangela (2020). Face to Faces by Mariangela Abeo on Apple Podcasts.
- ↑ Pacific Northwest Ballet. Offical PNB Page of Madison Abeo.
External links[edit]
- Faces of Fortitude Official Website
- Faces of Fortitude Official Instagram Account
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