Addison Brasil

Addison Brasil had no intention of becoming a disruptor in the mental health and grief space. While pursuing his dream of creating stories that connect people, events in his life forced Addison to focus his full attention on surviving trauma, compounded grief, and the various outcomes of finding himself as an LGTBQ-identifying male.

Addison shows up in the world as an active, committed mental health advocate after landing just to the left of death three times in his 20s: losing his brother to cancer, finding his father after suicide, and surviving a fatal accident that killed a dear friend and left him relearning to walk. He attributes his ability to not only survive but thrive with PTSD and compounded grief to the presence and proliferation of community and connections in his life.

Addison co-founded and served as Head of Brand Impact for tethr, a worldwide men’s mental health and well-being platform focused on the power of peer support. The start-up earned esteem when accelerated as a 500 Global (formerly 500 Start Ups) portfolio company in San Francisco during the pandemic. His advocacy efforts and promotion of mental health and grief action has garnered global media acknowledgement in the New York Times and The Washington Post, and on Healthline, TMZ, and Fox News. Addison is currently writing a memoir and speaking about grief.

Addison has found meaning and purpose in building supportive communities and conscious brands in response to the losses he has faced. Following his younger brother’s terminal diagnosis, he co-founded the Team Brother Bear Foundation in 2008. The organization continues to aid children and families affected by brain tumors in memory of Austin Brasil.

Addison is Co-Producer and Executive Producer of the award-winning short film The Great Artist starring Matthew Postlethwaite, Emmy Nominee Rain Valdez, Benjamin Patterson, and Marimar Vega. Directed by Cannes Gold Lion Winner Indrani, the film will screen at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.

Addison is regularly invited as a speaker at events and as a guest for podcasts worldwide to share his story as a lived experience expert. Addison’s written work as a contributor have been featured in Los Angeles Magazine, Never Alone Blog, Chip Conley’s Wisdom Well, Daddy’s Digest and more.

You can find Addison on social media: @addisonbrasil and at www.addisonbrasil.com