Ep. 12 | Normalizing Mental Health

According to NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness millions of people across the country are affected by mental health conditions each year. People just like us who show up everyday to work, perform, create, compete, laugh, love and inspire those around them — All while suffering in silence with something that is still widely misunderstood. Research published by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration suggests that 1 in 5 American adults have or will experience a mental health condition in a given year, while 1 in 6 children and/or young adults have experienced a major depressive episode. Listen in as former Miss Texas International and the President of the Grant Halliburton Foundation for Young Professionals shares how her experience with the effects of mental health lead her to help others win their battle with this disease.