EP51: Mental Wellness

Creating Space With Christine Kathryn

In this episode, we acknowledge that May is National Mental Health Awareness month and discuss the importance of removing the stigma associated with mental illness and work toward treating it with the same diligence as other health crises. I share some of my own mental health struggles as well as some staggering statistics in an attempt to drive home the magnitude of the issue. I then pose a challenge to you to increase your understanding of the illnesses & their treatments, and to then equip yourself with the tools you need to support the mental health of your family, friends and community. As a bonus, I also share a great incentive for you to take my challenge in the form of a contest offered by Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. This may be one of my most important episodes in terms of the resources I share. Please listen in and share with your loved ones and friends. Join me now as we begin to create space...

Important links from the Show:

• Access Mental health statistics here and here
• Take the #BeKindBeTheDifference pledge with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and be entered to win a trip to the Hit Broadway Show Dear Evan Hansen and dinner with co-founder and President, Cynthia Germanotta (Lady Gaga’s Mom)
• Learn more about and register for a one-day training with Mental Health First Aid USA
• See Kevin Hines’ story
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255
• Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741
• Work with Christine one-on-one. Set up a complimentary 20-minute Hello! session and see if you are a fit for each other!
• Download this episode’s Guided Meditation
• Watch this video on the partnership between Born This Way Foundation and Mental Health First Aid USA