DeWald, Mike (May 6, 2020)./https://riffmagazine.com/podcast/talinda-bennington-320-changes-direction-chester-bennington/RIFF Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2021. In July 2017 she lost her husband, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, to his battle against addiction and depression. Through that experience, she founded 320 Changes Direction, a nonprofit, named for her husband's birthdate, to raise the issue of mental health awareness and to connect people to the resources they need.