Yuri Williams: Life After Loss

Yuri Williams’s life completely changed in 2009. After losing an eight-year battle with cancer, his mother died and left perpetually lost. For Yuri, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts reigned over anything else and he found himself in a blackhole that sucked him further and further into darkness. But through channeling his inner child Yuri has found a way to engage with the community in an inspiring and humbling nature that touches and lives. With his non-profit organization, AFutureSuperHero, Yuri’s life mission is to remind those suffering that there is strength and beauty in life. 

TIMETAMPS

●      How 2009 changed Yuri’s life [0:36]

●      Yuri’s fondest memory of his mother [1:26]

●      How Yuri’s mother taught him good values, how he carried that legacy into starting his own charity, and the importance of kindness [2:20]

●      How children react when they perceive Yuri’s kindness, humility, and youthfulness [4:20]

●      The two experiences that trademarked Yuri’s time running his charity [4:45]

●      How Yuri keeps going despite the hardships of disease and suffering [5:59]

●      How Yuri’s relationship with a homeless person really changed him [7:37]

●      What living healthier today means to Yuri [9:06]

●      How COVID impacted Yuri and those he serves [10:23]

●      How Yuri’s mental health in the years after 2009 were changing and impacting the ways he felt, behaved, and healed [12:33]

●      How Yuri supported his charity and worked simultaneously [14:46]

●      What Yuri would do with $25 million and what he would love to accomplish with more financial independence [15:54]

●      How the houseless community has influenced and impacted Yuri [17:29]

●      How Yuri overcame overwhelming feelings of depression [18:06]

●      The legacy that Yuri wants to leave and what he is teaching his daughter about life [18:58]

●      What genuine happiness is for Yuri [22:47]

●      The mentors in Yuri’s life that have helped him get to where he is now [25:04]

●      The sagely advice Yuri would tell his 18-year-old self [27:56]