Trigger warning: The following article contains references to suicide.
Taniya Nayak is a renowned interior designer who has become synonymous with HGTV.
But while Nayak is undeniably a massive success in her chosen field, she’s still only human.
you could’t have a high without a low.
I don’t think I would have the same joy with the high without experiencing the low."
The HGTV star grew up just outside Boston more specifically, in the city of Weymouth, Massachusetts.
“I had a tough time,” Nayak said.
“And I don’t blame [the other kids].
It’s just how they were brought up.
But I don’t regret it, weirdly.
Now I look back and it made me stronger.
It gave me a greater sense of empathy for others and kept me grounded.”
I was so wrong," she recalled.
The two were apparently quite close, as Nayak is the godmother of Jason’s daughter.
In addition to his daughter, Jason was survived by his wife and son.
“hey know that if you feel alone, you are not,” she wrote.
Nayak also provided a link to a suicide prevention website.
