Donovan Taylor Hall

Donovan Taylor Hall is an educator, coach, speaker, content creator, and above all else, youth advocate. Donovan believes deeply in youth empowerment as the way to move our society forward. As a young person, he struggled deeply with his self-image, which led to low self-esteem and mental health issues. In his early twenties, because of the stigma of mental health and the lack of resources he had, Donovan got to a point where he became suicidal. What saved him was actually losing his friend to suicide, someone who was also fighting a private battle with depression. Donovan decided to learn as much as he could about mental health tools and how to create higher levels of well-being. When the work started working for him, he decided to start teaching it to kids. This is where Donovan found my true calling and passion. 

Donovan aims to equip kids with tools to build positive relationships with themselves. A child’s positive self-identity will experience higher levels of life satisfaction, motivation, and self-determination. He is committed to the full development of kids, not just academics. Through social-emotional learning, educational psychology, and positive youth development, he has created programs and curriculum that aims to help kids become their own best friend. The point of the work is not to stop kids from struggling but instead to empower them to take care of themselves through the struggles that make them who they are. 

Donovan attended George Mason University, where he studied Communications with a focus on Public Speaking and Journalism, as well as a minor in Theater. He also studied educational psychology and social entrepreneurship. He is currently working on an educational entertainment show to help bring this work to larger audiences to empower kids and the people who support them.

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