Clark Fredericks

And I didn't want you to give up.

I didn't want your life to be over.

I went to, they took me from there to the hospital to get emergency hand surgery.

You know, does any of this sound fun?

Like for people that want to go do what I did, does any of this sound even remotely enjoyable?

Thank you.

I mean, back in college, I had to get up and stand in front of, you know, we had at Northeastern, we had those big classes, you know, that went up like that.

Yeah, like I had to give a presentation

I was doing shots of vodka at eight in the morning, like trying to get my courage up.

And it was the most horrific experience of my life to stand in front of people and talk.

And people say that, like, I don't know how you can talk so well about what you went through.

And it's like, I'm like, go on Google or go on YouTube.

and search Clark Frederick's courtroom testimony, and you'll see a completely broken dude who's breaking down crying, struggling to get each word out.

But every time you tell your story, the hold that has on you lessens.

Like when you can't speak about it, it's got you firmly in control.

When you can speak about it on your own terms, you're in control of it.

And it's a big shift and it happens over time.

I control how I let it out now.

It's a big shift for people.

And it happens to everyone who starts talking about it.