There’s a famous quote that seems to have originated author Anne Lamott. It’s developed a life of its own and has made its way through recovery circles and even into a now famous interviews with the late Chester Bennington of Linkin Park shortly before his death. It goes like this: “My mind is like a bad neighborhood. I try not to go there alone.”

In our world of instant information and digital hyper-connectivity, a strange paradox has emerged: we have never been more connected, yet many of us have never felt more lost. Think about it, we are living through a mental health crisis, particularly among the young people. Suicide rates for young adults have climbed to levels never before imagined.