Courtney Conley

So you're talking to him.

You're like, listen, all I need is five minutes.

And so we started five minute walks.

And for the first couple weeks, it was, you know, there were good days, there were bad days, and there still are.

But we were starting to build his confidence and movement.

We were starting to get him comfortable on his foot again.

And it was, you know, it was one of those cases where I just, like, I really enjoyed working with him and watching what had happened because...

If you look at step counts, I knew what number I was trying to get to.

Because if you look at depression, for example, 5,000 steps a day can reduce the risk of having symptoms of depression.

If you get to 7,500 steps per day, it can reduce the prevalence of the diagnosis of depression.

So that was in the back of my head.

I'm like, we just got to keep working towards these numbers.

So while we were doing that, we were strengthening his foot.

I had him in different footwear.

And at the end of each week, we were also talking about three good things.

Tell me three good things that happened to you this week.

And in the beginning of treatment, it was a struggle, Stephen.

It was a struggle for him to think about good things happening in his life.

And I spoke with him probably about a month ago.

And his email is like my why.