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Strangers, Hope, and Sharpie Markers Saved My Life | Ron Blake | TEDxGrandCanyonUniversity

4,957 views · Published 10 April 2017 · 13:44 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Overcoming PTSD is difficult, listen to how more than 20,000 Strangers, a lot of Hope, almost even more Sharpies and even a little TV helped Ron Blake save his life.

Ron Blake is currently working on a project that has been his fulltime Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) therapy. He has been opening the dialogue with so many people about issues like PTSD, sexual assault, suicide, and domestic violence. This full-time project began on November 12, 2015 when the simple mindset of an eight-year-old kid forever changed Ron’s life forever, along with the 20,644 individuals Ron has been able to talk to over the last 429 days.


This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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