10/10/2025
Before there was Float Well, there was just me, trying to hold it all together.
These photos tell a story that began long before Float Well existed.
A time when I was still in finance, wearing the mask, saying the right things, trying to be who I thought I should be. Inside, I was struggling.
There were days filled with anxiety, nights without sleep, moments where I questioned if things would ever feel steady again.
And later, one of the hardest truths to face : learning to live as a father who doesn’t get to see his kids every morning and every night.
That pain changed me. It stripped everything back until all that was left was honesty. It forced me to stop running and finally meet myself in the silence.
Float Well was born from that. From stillness. From the simple wish to give others a space to find what I eventually found..... peace, acceptance, and the courage to keep going.
So on World Mental Health Day, I don’t just want to speak about struggle. I want to celebrate what comes after.
Because happiness can return.
Light can find its way back in.
And when you finally meet yourself and walk the other side arm in arm, a future begins to take shape where once there was only darkness.
Keep going. Your story isn’t over yet.
Barry
