EMMIE BOESE
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Talk20Hutch was first held on Jan. 24, 2014 in the the upstairs auditorium of the Hutchinson Public Library. The presentation format of the community event features 10 presenters who have 6:40 to share about any given topic in 20 slides, while being given 20 seconds to speak per slide.
"We felt the community's hunger for connection that night and Talk20 has been trying to satisfy it ever since," co-founder Kari Mallioux of Talk20Hutch said.
This year's 19th edition of Talk20Hutch, which was also the 10th anniversary, was held at the Hutchinson Public Library on Friday, Jan. 26. Mailloux said "vulnerability" stood out to her among the 10 presenters this year.
"Like I think about Hillary," Mailloux said. "She self-nominated herself to tell her story about Borderline Personality Disorder, and I knew she wanted and needed to tell us, but also I could see how she was questioning her decision right before."
Mailloux is referring to presenter Hillary Barragan who was a part of the 19th edition of Talk20hutch. Barragan's presentation was titled "BPD and Me" which focused on Barragan's diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and some tools that have helped her cope with the condition.
Each presenter had a different topic and story to share but they all focused on Talk20Hutch's theme of making personal connections.
"All of this is to say, that there is hope," Barragan said. "There is hope in treating BPD and mental health. And sometimes it's right in your own backyard."
For those who would like to listen to each of the 10 presenters can do so on the live stream on Talk20Hutch's Facebook page. The stream will also be uploaded on YouTube.
Talk20Hutch was founded by Mailloux and Patsy Terrell. Mailloux and Terrell met over a cup of coffee at Metropolitan Coffee in Hutchinson in 2013. Mailloux presented the idea of hosting a talk20 in Hutchinson after her involvement in one in South Carolina. From there, the dream took off. Terrell passed away in June of 2017.
The rest of Talk20Hutch's background story is available at talk20hutch.com.
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