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Ross Szabo - A Deep Dive into Mental Health and Anxiety - Episode 68
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Ross Szabo is the Wellness Director at Geffen Academy at UCLA. He is a mental health speaker and the CEO of Human Power Project. Ross was the Director of Outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign from 2002-2010. In that time, Szabo helped create the first nationwide youth mental health speakers' bureau in the country, called the Heard, which was later acquired by Active Minds. He spoke to over one million young people and reached millions in media appearances. Szabo was awarded the 2010 Didi Hirsch Erasing the Stigma Leadership Award and had his work entered into the Congressional Record by Congressman Patrick Kennedy.
Ross is known for being one of the most sought-after mental health speakers in the country, co-authoring Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health - A Guide for Young Adults. and creating a mental health curriculum also titled Behind Happy Faces. The curriculum is being used by over 200,000 students across the country. Behind Happy Faces, Mental Health Curriculum received the 2016 Excellence in Education Award from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors. Szabo's work at Geffen Academy at UCLA is to create a comprehensive mental health curriculum that follows the milestones of adolescent development for grades 6-12.
I actually came across Ross because we both share a common passion and project around, "a kid's book", I wrote about a kid's book about optimism. Ross wrote his kid's book about anxiety. It caught my eye and I just knew I wanted to speak to Ross. The more I delved into who Ross is and what he does, I was like, I need this guy on the podcast. This podcast is great for anyone who wants to know more about what exactly mental health is, how to spot it, tools for dealing with anxiety, and how to start a conversation with a loved one around mental health. We also going to touch on Ross's story which is truly, moving and quite powerful. It's amazing to see how far he's come through his own personal journey and the lessons learned along the way. I'm really excited to share this podcast episode with you.
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48:50Friends welcome to the Great Day Podcast. I'm your friend and host Meir Kay. I'm so grateful to be able to host this podcast for you and with some amazing people. And today that awesome is, Sarah Kubric. A.k.a. "The Millennial Therapist", on social media with over 1.4 million followers on Instagram where she shares all about the human condition. Within the last year, Sara has been featured in various media sources, such as Oprah Daily, Grazia, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Conde Nast Travel, Women’s Health, The Guardian, Tatler, Buzzfeed, YahooNews, WELT, ABC News (USA), and Global News (Canada).Sara was born in Yugoslavia and raised in Canada. She received her undergraduate degree in B.Sc. in Psychology from Burman University and she has a M.A. in Counselling Psychology from Trinity Western University. She is an existential psychotherapist and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Sigmund Freud University in Vienna in psychotherapy sciences. But more than that, she's just an amazing person, grounded down to earth, and has a way of sharing ideas that are easily digestible and practical to integrate into our day-to-day lives. I am so happy we did because it is a gem. It's so great. It was a joy to record this podcast and I really hope you enjoy listening to this podcast.Connect with SaraInstagramTikTokYouTubeSayMazelTov is where you can request personalized videos from your favorite Jewish creators and inspiring thought leaders. Our goal is that you have a personalized easy and professional experience all the while supporting a charity.Use promo code meirkay10 for 10% on your order!Don't forget to subscribe to The Great Day PodcastLove The Great Day Podcast? Want to find out how to support the show? Click the link below to join my new Patreon page.Become Patron on My Patreon Page HERE!Did I mention that I am now an author?! Check out my new book "A Kids Book About Optimism"And be sure to follow my Instagram page and Facebook page to stay up to date on everything I'm working on.I'm Meir Kay and Have A Great Day!