Our Movement
Fostering Emotional Resilience, One Day at a Time
Life often highlights what we achieve on the outside – responsibilities, expectations, and daily challenges. But what about the unseen struggles like fear, doubt, or loneliness that quietly weigh on us? Our movement is to empower individuals with the tools and courage to face life’s challenges.
By fostering connection, self-awareness, and emotional strength, we aim to reshape how families, communities, and organizations support mental well-being. Together, we can inspire confidence, resilience, and purpose in every step forward.
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It All Started with One Simple Question..
What are in peoples Invisible Backpacks they are carrying, what is it that we can’t see?
This question inspired William Hartwick to create The Invisible Backpack. After living with Tourette Syndrome and Bipolar Disorder, he realized the need for tools that not only address challenges but also build resilience and belonging.
Through the backpack and its stories, William aims to spark a movement—one that empowers individuals to feel seen, understood, and connected while encouraging families, workplaces, and communities to build stronger emotional bonds.
Empowering through Education
Our Principles for Change
At The Invisible Backpack, we believe that small actions can lead to big transformations. By fostering open conversations and building emotional resilience we’re working toward a world where people no longer carry their struggles alone.
Everyone
Matters
We believe that everyone deserves to feel seen, supported, and valued, regardless of the challenges they face.
Change Starts with Conversation
We believe in sparking meaningful dialogue about emotional health to break stigmas and foster acceptance.
Together,
We’re Stronger
We aim to build a community of individuals, families, and advocates united by a shared mission to foster emotional resilience, connection, and mental well-being for all.
If I can inspire just one person to keep going, to feel seen and supported, then I’ve done my job.
William Hartwick
Our Mission
Helping 1% of the World
Our goal is to reach 1% of the world 80 million people who will feel seen supported and strong. That’s 80 million women, men and children who will have tools to navigate emotional struggles together.
Together, we can help lift invisible burdens and create a world where everyone knows they are not alone.
From Hardship to Hope
Meet William Hartwick
William Hartwick knows what it means to carry invisible traumas. Growing up with Tourette Syndrome and Bipolar Disorder, he faced challenges that often left him feeling isolated and misunderstood. But through these struggles, he discovered the power of resilience and connection.
As an educator and advocate, William has spent his life helping others navigate the same feelings he experienced as a child. He’s seen how a little courage support can transform a child’s world—how courage and belonging can replace fear and loneliness.
Through this movement, William is turning his own challenges into a mission to movement. The Invisible Backpack is his way of giving back.
Your Support Can Change Lives
When you visit Healing with William, you’re stepping into a space of compassion, reflection, and emotional care.
Your presence helps share hope with those navigating Tourette’s, mental health challenges, trauma, neurodivergence, or the invisible weight so many silently carry.
Together, we can create a more understanding world, one story, one connection at a time.
