<p>Foster care, addiction, abuse, and violence, Matthew is 13 and fighting the good fight. </p>

2. Michael M

Everyday men and women walking in victory and triumph, we call them “Mental Mettleists”, here are their stories. Mettle is a quality of character, courage, temperament, and endurance. Someone’s mettle is their ability to do something well under challenging circumstances. Mettle is the courage to carry on. If one seeks to ”test your mettle,” they want to see if you have the heart to follow through when the going gets tough. Everyone has a dragon to slay, every person a castle to protect, an underworld to navigate.