FASD has impacted me by driving my career as a scientist, studying the harm alcohol has on the developing brain. FASD intersects everything in science because of the wide spread harm of alcohol on a fetal brain and body. Studying FASD has made me a more compassionate human, scientist, and mother of two and sparked a deep passion for advocating for women and their developing fetus to experience their optimal health outcomes. My hope for this film and movement is that together we can prevent FASD and mitigate the harm alcohol has on people.
FASD impacted me early in life growing up with a family member who had an FASD. Being able to witness my wife's journey in researching FASD, and ultimately having the honor of filming The FASD Project, I have been forever changed, humbled, and inspired by the FASD community as whole. FASD impacts us all more than we know, and I am thankful for how it has impacted me on so many levels. Ultimately its impact on me has made me a better person all around.
Before I started this journey with Justin as the crew of two, I was not aware of FASD. This trip to film The FASD Project has changed my perspective on everything, particularly about how common FASD is.