Anonymous

I don't expect a reply because I know you're very, very busy, but I wanted to send you warmth and love and thanks for all you have done.  A few years ago you came to give a talk to some teens in England. I was raped the year before and was still very low and emotional when you came [...]

Steve, Age 20

I told myself I wasn't willing to sit through a speaker trying to preach to me especially after losing a close friend of mine a few weeks prior to cancer. But your crystal clear descriptions and stories brought back memories and feelings. Your conclusions and takeaways I hold dear and will continue to share with [...]

Jess, Age 16

If I hadn't heard you all the way back in 8th grade I truly think I would be different. Without meeting you, I don't think I would accept myself the way that I do and I don't think I would be comfortable saying I am completely imperfect and still be able to say, "I'm okay [...]

Yohei, from Japan, Age 26

It was five years ago, when I was a student at the University of San Diego and you cam to the campus when we had a Day of Silence. I still remember you. Your life story made me think a lot about myself. Even now. You definitely shook me to the core and I literally [...]

Chris, Age 19

Scott Fried was an excellent speaker and advocate for the AIDS/HIV awareness movement program. His speech was deeply moving and inspired a newfound passion for life. His performance as an intermediary and friend was remarkably beautiful. Much more than a mere advocate, Mr. Fried created an atmosphere where everyone is valued and deemed important even [...]

Sarena, Age 16

To be honest, I've never met anyone who can split themselves open and tell their story so passionately - so gracefully. You swept us all away, if only for moment, to a world where death is real - to your world - and somehow you were able to comfort us, make us laugh and help us [...]

Jenn, Age 16

This morning's lecture brought up so many emotions. You made me realize that I'm not the only one who has ever felt this way. I realized that I wouldn't be the same if I hadn't heard you. I would not be as confident, happy and as understanding as I am. I am proud of who [...]

Elyssa, Age 17

As I sat today teary-eyed, I wondered how somoene so foreign to me could affect me so much. But then I realized that we aren't all that different as we think. Maybe we're all just lost souls looking for our way. You living your life and helping us to live ours has changed the world [...]

Oly, Age 21

As a young lady growing up in the 21st century and bombarded with so many different messages, Scott Fried did a lot of clearing up for me. Since his lecture, I have experienced an all too foreign and phenomenal feeling of self acceptance and love. I have been ranting and raving about how much I [...]

Andrew

After listening to you, and thinking a little bit, I think I understand myself, and other people too a lot better. We all think that we want to feel happy all the time, but the truth is, we just want to feel. Thats why we have movies that make us cry, that's why we secretly [...]