Interview with Susan Blain – Dare To Be Vulnerable Project
- Interview with Susan Blain - Dare To Be Vulnerable Project Nick Begin 1:04:20
The conversation with Susan Blain from the Dare to Be Vulnerable Project explores the importance of mental health and the need to break the stigma surrounding it. Susan emphasizes that everyone has a mental health and that it is essential to prioritize and protect it. The conversation delves into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and the need for systemic change to address stigma and discrimination. Susan shares her personal journey of going through a mental health crisis and how it led her to start the Dare To Be Vulnerable Project. The project focuses on creating awareness through events, digital stories, and workplace sessions, with the goal of fostering a more open and supportive environment for mental health. The Dare To Be Vulnerable project, led by Susan Blain, is making a significant impact in the field of mental health awareness. The project aims to create a movement that encourages vulnerability and open conversations about mental health. Susan emphasizes the importance of allowing ideas to evolve organically and being open to change. She believes that it will take at least a decade to make a significant impact on how society thinks about mental health. Susan also highlights the resistance and fear that leaders face when it comes to being vulnerable, but she encourages them to embrace vulnerability for the greater good.
Susan can be reached:
https://www.daretobevulnerable.com/
susan@susanblain.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dare-to-be-vulnerable/
https://www.facebook.com/daretobevulnerable
Takeaways
Everyone has a mental health that needs to be prioritized and protected.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of mental health and the need for systemic change to address stigma and discrimination.
Sharing personal stories and being vulnerable can have a powerful impact on breaking the silence around mental health.
Entrepreneurs and solopreneurs face unique challenges and stressors that can impact their mental health.
Creating a supportive and open environment for mental health in the workplace is crucial. The Dare To Be Vulnerable project is creating a movement that encourages vulnerability and open conversations about mental health.
Ideas should be allowed to evolve organically and entrepreneurs should be open to change.
It will take time to make a significant impact on how society thinks about mental health, and it will require the involvement of an army of people.
Leaders often face resistance and fear when it comes to being vulnerable, but embracing vulnerability is essential for the greater good.
The project aims to spread globally and create a ripple effect of positive change in the field of mental health.
Sound Bites
“We all have a mental health.”
“It’s really about the tough stuff, the crunchy stuff that we have in life that we have to deal with that have an impact on our mental health.”
“It’s okay to not be okay.”
“It’s bigger than me. It’s not about me.”
“It’s about the movement.”
“You’re just giving it a voice.”
mental health, stigma, vulnerability, COVID-19, systemic change, entrepreneurship, social enterprise, Dare to Be Vulnerable, mental health awareness, movement, vulnerability, open conversations, evolution, change, resistance, fear, leaders, impact
