Born from Darkness.
Built for Light.
Life in Darkness exists because no one should face grief, trauma, crisis, or mental health challenges without access to real, structured, evidence-based support, regardless of their ability to pay.
Yvonne Hall
Life in Darkness was founded from a single conviction: that emotional and cognitive wellness should never be a luxury reserved for those who can afford it, especially for individuals navigating grief, crisis, and life's darkest seasons.
The organization's work is grounded in decades of education, entrepreneurship, and direct service. Its founder, Yvonne, is a curriculum developer and educator with training in technology, social and political science, and psychology, and has led initiatives across both the private and nonprofit sectors, including work with at-risk populations and service as a Guardian ad Litem in Florida and California courts.
Yvonne is also the Founder and CEO of EQGenix Inc., an emotional and cognitive wealth advisory firm. Across both organizations, her leadership brings private-sector rigor, structure, and accountability into community-facing work.
A mother of seven, grandmother of twelve, and woman of faith, Yvonne's life's work centers on walking alongside people in their hardest moments, not to fix what is broken, but to help them build what comes next.
Two organizations. Two missions. One belief: human capacity is built, not borrowed, and no one should be excluded from the building.
Life in Darkness is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN: 33-1336378
Darkness is a Doorway
The hardest seasons of life are not endpoints. With the right support, they become the foundation of your greatest strength. We meet people in the dark and walk with them toward what's next.
Capacity Over Coping
We don't teach people to merely survive. We build the emotional and cognitive architecture that allows them to thrive, well beyond the moment of crisis. Builders, not borrowers.
Access is a Justice Issue
Evidence-based mental health support should not be gated by income, insurance, or geography. Our programs are free because healing shouldn't have a price tag.
Community is Medicine
Isolation amplifies every crisis. Connection, authentic, non-judgmental, and sustained, is one of the most powerful healing forces we know. Everything we build is designed to foster it.
Recovery
science
Regulation
Development
Integration
Every Life in Darkness program integrates neuroscience research, emotional regulation tools, and character development practices into structured, accessible pathways. Our core frameworks, licensed from EQGenix Inc., have been tested across corporate, education, and community settings before reaching the people we serve.
This isn't self-help. It's capacity-building, giving people the cognitive and emotional architecture to not just survive their crisis, but to emerge from it fundamentally stronger.
Grief Stewardship Model
A structured approach to loss that honors the process while building forward momentum.
Emotional Portfolio Framework
Tools to assess, diversify, and strengthen emotional capacity, like a financial portfolio for your inner life.
Brave Foundations Youth Program
Youth resiliency workshops building emotional strength, self-awareness, and confidence for ages 10 to 18.
Whether you come to us in crisis or seeking growth, our process meets you exactly where you are and moves at your pace.
Reach Out
Connect through our confidential intake: phone, text, online form, or walk-in community hours. No referrals needed. No insurance required.
Get Matched
We assess your needs and connect you with the right pillar, whether that's grief support, family coaching, youth programming, or crisis intervention.
Begin Your Pathway
Enter a structured program designed around evidence-based frameworks. Each pathway has clear milestones, human support, and practical tools you keep forever.
Build Forward
Transition from recovery to resilience. Our goal is never dependence, it's capacity. You leave with skills, community, and a foundation that holds.
Life in Darkness is an independent 501(c)(3) that licenses its core program frameworks from EQGenix Inc., meaning LID has access to rigorously developed methodology without the cost of building it from scratch. The result: a greater share of every donor dollar goes directly to program delivery and community access. Learn more about EQGenix →