Julian Sarafian was valedictorian and attended UC Berkeley at 17. He got an internship at The White House at 19 and at 20, was accepted at NYU Law before transferring to Harvard Law School. His high achievements and California license allowed him to practice law at what he thought was his dream job, something he’d worked his entire life for. But his mental health had other plans.
His social anxiety and the intense stress from a high-pressure work environment led to panic attacks and hyperventilating. His mental health also manifested into physical ailments, specifically gastrointestinal issues like gagging. After medical procedures that went nowhere, Julian decided to see if his own mind was worsening his stomach issues. When he threw himself into learning about mental health like it was the most important subject he’d ever studied, his life and his health began to get better. He quit his job and began to publicly share his journey, doling out great wisdom, for example, becoming your own best friend instead of your own worst enemy. Julian’s content focuses on the importance of mental health both in and out of the legal profession and has gone viral on Tiktok, Instagram, Youtube, LinkedIn, and Twitch, where his cumulative following is over 300,000.
Currently Julian is the Chief Partner of his own law firm – For Creators, By Creators PC – with the mission of protecting creators in the digital age. He is a co-CEO of the startup Nest Mode – a company on a mission to reinvent shower storage. His advocacy work has been covered by Bloomberg Law & Newsweek. He’s just shared his story in a TEDx and he’s working on a book about his mental health journey. Julian is engaged to his girlfriend who he credits for pushing him to follow his new dreams.
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