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April 2025
A Ted Talk. Mama I made it! Well, I'm getting there. No this isn't an April fools joke. I'll never forget my friend Zach's exuberant reaction in finding out... "TED TALK!! Neil Degrasse Tyson has a TED TALK!!" To be honest, I never expected to be some sort of subject matter expert, I was just being myself working in mental health until my music career panned out. But the last two years I realized that I could do both... I mean why not? My life has been full of outlandish and seemingly unrealistic goals and aspirations, that i was the only one in my life believed would come true. In 2025 after 10 years of sticking with them, I can honestly say my own delusion is becoming a reality as I found a way to make it all make sense, music and mental health... together, (And if I do say so myself, they all merge quite nicely.) Be Authentic, Be You, Be Limitless! became the brand for my story against the odds and part of the title of a Ted Talk I created reminding people to not place limits on the capabilities of others. The talk will feature a taste of my story going medication free as well as a snippet of a song I wrote encouraging people to simply be themselves called "Be You" (it's really that simple.)
My story has made me a bit obsessive about setting a really high bar for everything I choose to do (including creating this website.) Psychotic and institutionalized at 16, affected by a medication lawsuit, bankruptcy five years ago pursuing dreams, and being doubted in some capacity by almost everyone I'm loved by in some way shape or form along the way kinda drove me here. Miraculously, by 29 I have made a 5-figure check in music (without giving my rights or signing my life away), co-founded a non-profit helping youth deal with their emotions (schools = red tape hence why I'm focused on the part after this upcoming comma now), founded this business, train/consult at University of Maryland Baltimore as a mental health professional... oh I almost forgot I'm a community college dropout. Miracle number 2... I'm stable with bipolar 1 with no pharmaceutical medications for over the last two years after being on meds since 16. And don't just stop kiddos, I'm very very extensive and strict with my regiment and am just an example of doing things my way/ recovery looking different for everyone. (Cue the Ted Talk application and acceptance letter.)
To be honest, I never knew how, or even what at times... I just keep going with where my gut tells me too. It's not practical or logical, but I think it's the best part of being an only child, it's what I want, and I don't like taking no for an answer. I use practical steps but only after my psychotic imagination has thought of something even bigger than I dreamed of before and while asleep the night before.
That persistence and circuitous story takes us to this month's update. Bear with me, I'm a little longwinded. If there a few things myself and most people that know me could agree on that would be at the top of the list. One of those people would be the man tasked with helping me format my TedTalk at Natcon25 this May... Gerry Sandusky, the WBAL Anchor and voice of the Baltimore Ravens. I had no idea that he was the guy who formats the Ted Talks for NatCon, the annual conference put on by the DC based National Council, an organization that is devoted to help influence legislation for mental health organizations for their patients. Considering I met the CEO Chuck Ingolia at a legislative briefing in Annapolis I'd say they are doing just that.
Anywho, I simply applied and got informed that I would be having a meeting with an awesome guy named Michael who runs and organizes the conference, who happens to also be a Maryland native. My jaw dropped when Michael told me that NatCon was paying for speaking coaches with the voice I grew up listening to as a kid (and as an adult too.) So when I found I was accepted I was even more blown away. Gerry's familiar voice echoes in my mind as I sat in happy disbelief. This was another one of those moments that helped me remember once again that my life is filled with really really lucky odd coincidences like these. My theory is that it's because I'm living in alignment with my destiny and receiving the blessing of going with the flow of, what I like to call, the algorithm of the universe.
I'm speaking I'm singing and I'm setting a high bar for what a human being is capable of... because why not? I chose to have the courage to just try and the faith to never stop, and at 29 I'm fulfilled. My message is for those that don't feel heard and forgot they have choices too. I'm here to inspire others that they can be fulfilled and genuinely joyful, despite their circumstances. Our challenges don't have to define our destiny as long as we never forget to keep going and know who we are and what we love doing.
I'm proud to say that my ambition is that of service. I'm just one guy with a story and courage. Imagine a world where that was most people. Maybe it's too big of a dream, but with my luck, I like the odds. Speaking of those odds, Gerry and I have more work to do in preparation for the Ted Talk this May, but we're excited at how it's coming along. It's written and it's ready, but we have a final run to take care of. And you can guarantee, when it's done being delivered in May, my Instagram caption (@scoeromero) is going to say and I quote "Mama I made it! The hay is in the barn," paying homage to a familiar voice that, because I kept going, gets to now become familiar with mine. What an honor. See you soon Gerry. And thanks to my mom and dad for giving me the support I needed when it mattered the most throughout the years. I'm here to give the world the same love and support you both gave me.
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Learn more about Gerry's company to format your next speech on his website The Sandusky Group - About
PS: Don't put him in a box, he's a multifaceted guy himself and has been a pleasure to work with! Book him if you speak for a living, but only if speaking is authentically you.
Sean's Story
If there's one thing Sean knows, it's the importance of tuning out the noise and trusting the voice of his authentic self. As a college dropout who serves as a consultant for a prestigious university, and a mental health advocate who trains staff in a program he was once a patient in as a teenager, his story is full of synchronistic coincidences and serendipitous moments. The creator of Be Limitless LLC truly knows how to do things in his own unique way.
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Born a Romero and adopted at three days old to his amazing parents, Dave and Ann Driscoll, Sean had a second chance before getting a first. His biological parents struggled with mental health problems for their whole lives. His biological mother, a beautiful painter, has bipolar and schizophrenia, and was hospitalized over 70 times before delivering him at 44 years old. His father, who had a beautiful voice and was of Colombian descent, struggled with bipolar and addiction issues that carried on until his death in 2020. His parents knew the possibility of a diagnosis, and adopted him anyway, prepared as both of their mothers had Schizophrenia. Sean's birth parents and adopted grandparents never quite got to live a life like everyone else, having to spend much of their lives in hospitals and on boatloads of medications.
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Sure enough, when Sean was 16, he was admitted to a local mental health institution, where he remained hospitalized for most of 3 months, 3 times in and out. His diagnosis of bipolar 1 with psychosis altered his reality for a while and would change his life forever. While he was diagnosed and prescribed 5 or 6 different medications to calm him down, he eventually weaned off most except for one while in an early intervention program for adolescents and young adults with psychosis. He remained stable and embraced his diagnosis, and at 18 years old started his own record label to pursue using the medium that kept him sane. Music. At 19, he started speaking on stages and sharing his story some, and by 20 he had connected his calling to his art, as a peer support specialist.
He got his first job serving clients in a local residential crisis program. Despite only making $12 an hour, he fell in love with the work and the fulfillment of making a difference using his gift to empathize and relating through speech. He even used writing and music when leading creative writing groups. Over the next 5 years, Sean pursued his dream of being a musician by working three jobs to fund his career, covering costs for recording and funding travel to Los Angeles. In 2018 he took out a $25,000 loan and maxed out credit cards to pour money into a song that amounted to nothing but failure. Devastated, he almost gave up on his dream all together, but didn't. Instead he took a backseat to learn the business and become a songwriter. In November 2022, while doing so, he got a big promotion to train and consult staff that do peer support in mental health. Without a degree, Sean was making more money than some therapists, due to his expertise in a niche that he pursued simply due to his desire to give back.
In January 2023 he decided to do something he had never seen done before. After he discovered he had been affected by a class action lawsuit (symptoms included hypersexuality, binge eating & compulsive gambling) for the only psych med he had been taking for 9 years, he took an unconventional approach. Sean embarked on a naturopathic path to healing from bipolar. At the time where he made strides professionally, he was struggling personally. At 275 lbs, he was severely obese and didn't have a routine for self-care. All that changed as he went with his friend Zach daily to the gym and cut out fast food and soda. By July, he had lost 50 lbs, and by the following year he had lost 90 lbs and was doing pull ups for the first time ever.
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Sean credits the mindset of seeking discomfort and having courage to do so with giving him the ability to conquer his mind. This mindset was inspired by one of his biggest inspirations, David Goggins, a former Navy Seal that volunteered to go back to hell week twice turned public speaker. Goggins mindset consists of seeking discomfort daily to prepare for the cold world and to callous your mind going beyond what it says it is capable of. Sean took that mindset and ran with it. His current self-care routine consists of mainly eating lots of fruit nuts and seeds, sauna daily, cold showers, lots of pull ups and cardio, seeking something uncomfortable daily, and gratitude for the support he has had along the way. Nobody believed it could be done, not even him. Until it was. And two years later, in 2025, Sean is stable, ripped, and has his first Ted Talk about this very topic at the largest healthcare conference in the world in May. Oh, and by the way, he made his first 5 figure check in the music business last year too. He is much more than any of his identities/professions. He is an embodiment of the potential for human limitlessness and a beacon of light to inspire others to be themselves, reminding them that we all have voices that deserve to be heard and there is more than enough room for everyone to share their story in their own unique way.​
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Find his social media below to learn more about his journey.
