Align33 Media 

I didn’t set out to build a platform.
I set out to tell the truth.

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I was 16 when I was diagnosed with an eating disorder, but like most people, it didn’t start there. It started quietly—subtle shifts in behavior, thinking, and control that, at the time, felt almost normal. What followed was not just an illness, but an experience of navigating a system that was difficult to access, inconsistent in its approach, and, at times, impossible to understand.

During treatment, I began to notice things that didn’t make sense. Care was often dictated by insurance limitations rather than clinical need. Patients were discharged before they were ready. Families were left to carry emotional and financial burdens without clear guidance. There was no single standard, no unified path—just a series of disconnected experiences.

At the time, I thought my experience was unique.

Years later, after studying Film & Television at Pace University, I set out to create a documentary about eating disorders. I wanted to raise awareness, to tell stories that felt honest and human. But as I began interviewing people, what I uncovered changed everything.

I spoke with more than 300 individuals across North America, South America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, and Australia—individuals with lived experience, clinicians, researchers, educators, nonprofit leaders, media professionals, and policymakers. And what became clear was this: my story was not the exception. It was the pattern.

Across countries, systems, and backgrounds, the same themes emerged—fragmentation, lack of coordination, barriers to access, and a disconnect between those working to solve the problem. Brilliant people were doing critical work, but often in isolation. There was no central alignment, no shared strategy, and no cohesive response to a growing public health crisis.

That realization changed the scope of everything.

What began as a documentary became something much larger: Align33 Media.

Align33 Media was built to do what the system has struggled to do on its own—bring people together. To align voices across disciplines. To connect lived experience with research, policy with practice, and storytelling with action.

Because awareness alone is not enough.

We do not need more conversations happening in silos.
We need coordination. We need collaboration. We need alignment.

My work is grounded in the belief that media can be more than storytelling—it can be a catalyst. It can challenge perception, amplify truth, and bring the right people into the same room to create change that is both meaningful and measurable.

This is not just about telling a story.
It’s about changing the outcome.

And it starts with one simple idea:

 

#TruthOverSilence