The Mental Health Movement, Instilling Hope and Cultivating a Supportive Work Environment with Amber Gardner

Trigger Warning: We will be discussing suicidality in this episode. If at any point the conversation feels too heavy for you, please know that it is okay to listen to yourself and take space. Please contact a crisis or emergency line if you are feeling suicidal. Welcome back to Not Your Basic Influencers Podcast! Elyce and Leah here, two (kinda) basic women and licensed mental health professionals influencing you on the sh*t that really matters. This week, Elyce speaks with Amber Gardner, the Director of Partnerships of To Write Love on Her Arms ("TWLOHA"), about the grassroots, nonprofit that has played a huge part in the birth of the mental health movement. In this conversation, we talk about stigma and the discomfort that many individuals face when struggling with their mental health and trying to access support and resources. Amber shares her own lived experiences and how she has coped and worked through the different seasons of her life. We discuss the importance of connection and a supportive work environment, as well as the importance of self-care and leaning on other for support. Amber discovered To Write Love on Her Arms in 2008 during her first season of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. She credits TWLOHA with giving her the hope that she needed to stay, and the encouragement needed to get the mental health help she deserved. Over the years, as she continued on her own mental health journey, she became passionate about advocating for, and creating space for others to feel safe sharing their own mental health experiences. As the Director of Partnerships, Amber works with businesses, musicians, athletes, and individuals who are looking to partner together to spread a message of help and hope to their audiences. To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. For more information about TWLOHA or to connect with Amber, we have included links and social media handles below. TWLOHA Instagram: @twloha Personal Instagram: @ambgards TWLOHA Find Help Page: TWLOHA App: This podcast is in partnership with DiveThru, a mental wellness company that helps you dive-thru what you go thru. This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, an online therapy platform. NYBI listeners can get 10% off their first month by going to betterhelp.com/basicinfluencers . Support this podcast by subscribing/following on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. If you liked this episode, please rate and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also call in and leave us a voicemail with any afterthoughts, questions or suggestions for future topics at 323.553.2093! We would LOVE to hear from you.

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This episode was published on Jun 28, 2021.

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