175. "Do I Have Permission to Take Over?" - Becky's Mental Health Story - Becky Endicott, CFRE

Welcome to Mental Health Week on the We Are For Good Podcast. It's Day 1, and today's episode cuts close to home. Becky is sharing her personal mental health journey. We're glad you're here.

You know Becky. For the most part, she's bubbly, outgoing, happiest when she's juggling a million tasks and never misses an opportunity to effusively love on someone. But there was a season where she was just wasn't any of those things. She was not ok. And the great irony was she was working on a multimillion dollar mental health campaign when she experienced her own mental health collapse. It was scary. It was isolating. It was all too much. And she doesn't want anyone experiencing those feelings alone. She's busting through stigma to share her mental health crisis story, and she's hoping doing it in community will help you recognize symptoms for yourself and others. It's not a sad story. It's an empowering one. Join us🎧

Episode highlights

• Becky’s personal mental health journey (4:10)
• The stigma around mental health (28:00)
• Mental health in the nonprofit sector (30:00)
• Things that Becky has learned (39:00)
  • Talk to someone.
  • If you don’t want to talk, just find someone to hold you.
  • Alone and quiet time is essential.
  • Set boundaries.
  • Ask for help.
• What Becky would say to her younger self (48:00)

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