“It’s not sitting in the light that’s hope, it’s knowing there is light.” Bryana Russell tells of waking up early in Australia to a cacophony of bird noise, before the sun had even risen. She relates this to how we live with hope, that isn’t just cheerfulness, but a knowing however dark it is around us.

Bryana Russell is an artist, speaker, former gallery curator, and mental health advocate. Mother to four boys, including a bonus baby who surprised their lives with joy a year ago, she currently serves as the Director of Engagement at Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries. Sanctuary is a global non-profit that equips the church to support mental health and wellbeing.