#197 - Avoiding burnout and a managing stress with Amanda Berlin, CEO of Mental Health Hackers

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss stress management and avoiding burnout with Amanda Berlin, CEO of Mental Health Hackers.Amanda is the Senior Product Manager of Cybersecurity at Blumira, where she collaborates with a talented team to make security more accessible. With a career in IT spanning nearly her entire adult life, her expertise includes infrastructure security, network troubleshooting, purple teaming, and security awareness training.Beyond her role at Blumira, Amanda leads Mental Health Hackers, an organization dedicated to addressing the unique mental health challenges faced by cybersecurity professionals and heavy technology users. Through education and advocacy, she helps shine a light on the critical intersection of mental health and the tech industry.All of the links:Coffee bot: DonutsBook: The Fearless OrganizationAmerican Psychological AssociationMental Health hackers next at: Bsides Charm in Baltimore, Blue Team Con in Chicago... check social media for more