ft. Abeer Ansari | Mental Health Advocacy | #hashoutwithhana

Update: 2021-01-30

Description

Guest: Abeer is a passionate mental health advocate currently completing her undergraduate at the University of Toronto. She is a Talks Speaker with Jack.org which is a Canadian Mental Health Charity Organization. Abeer’s passion for mental health advocacy has allowed her to work on different projects at Jack.org in partnership with Health Canada.

Host: Hana Farooqui (Overall Gold Medalist in Master of Computer Applications) is an IT Expert and UX Researcher by profession who helps businesses build a strong web presence through her research, design and consulting services. Besides this, she spreads mental health awareness through her online presence. She is also a podcast host of "The Hana Farooqui Show" where she talks about personal and professional development, wellness & productivity. She also collaborates with mental health leaders from different parts of the world to spread awareness of mental health around the globe. The podcast is available on all the popular podcasting platforms.

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#hashoutwithhana is a series where Hana Farooqui collaborates with the most insightful people who are doing some incredibly amazing work especially in the area of Mental Health around the world.

In this episode, Abeer and Hana are having a conversation on what it's like to be a mental health advocate?

Join them along as they dive into the conversation and bring out pearls for you.

Timestamp:

0:30 - Intro

01:21 - Difference between mental health and mental illness

03:17 - What is mental health advocacy? (Nice/Dark side)

07:00 - Things to keep in mind when advocating for mental health

12:18 - How to stay true to oneself when advocating on mental health?

17:50 - What are some of the challenges in mental health advocacy? (social/cultural barriers)

22:23 - How to deal with the repercussions after sharing one's story?

24:40 - When not to advocate?

27:28 - Quick Fives

32:58 - Outro