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LIVE LIKE SAM | MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH | ANNUAL GIVING
Same Inside Logo

Same Inside.

We're more alike on the inside
than we show on the outside.

This May, share what you carry.

How to Participate ↓

WHY SAME INSIDE.

We carry more than we show. The pressure to appear fine, confident, capable, unbothered leaves too many of us isolated by what we don’t say out loud.

Same Inside is a community invitation to break that pattern. Not crisis response—upstream work rooted in the simple truth that connection comes first.

“This is about demasking. When someone shares what they are actually carrying, they feel less alone—and others realize they can relate. That’s where connection begins.”

— Ron Jackenthal, Co-Founder, Live Like Sam

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.

1

PICK YOUR WORD.

What are you carrying right now? Anxious. Hopeful. Tired. Proud. Overwhelmed. There's no wrong word.

2

SHARE IT.

Post your word on social. Tag @LiveLikeSam. Use #SameInside.

3

PASS IT ON.

Tag three people whose word you want to hear.

Same Inside Overwhelmed example post

This is an example of what your post can look like.

MAKE YOURS →

BRING SAME INSIDE TO YOUR WORLD.

Same Inside scales. Whether you lead a business, a school, or a community somewhere else, we've built the resources to help you bring it to your people.

BUSINESSES

Activate your workplace. Match employee gifts.

Get the Business Toolkit →

SCHOOLS

Bring Same Inside to your students.

Get the Schools Toolkit →

OTHER COMMUNITIES

Adopt Same Inside in your city or region.

Get the Community Toolkit →

Your gift means kids don’t carry it alone.

Every gift this May is matched,
up to $100,000.

DONATE NOW

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