Blossom Your Awesome Episode #55 Creating Connection With David Woods Bartley

Blossom Your Awesome Episode #55 Creating Connection With David Woods BartleyDavid Woods Bartley helps people journey from Mental Wellness to Mental Wellness. David has seen his fair share of successes and setbacks; from directing a nationally recognized nonprofit to battling a life-threatening mental illness. But over the last seven years, David has successfully navigated from the isolation of mental “hellness” to the inclusive space of mental wellness.David is a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the International Association for Youth Mental Health, the National Storytelling Network’s Healing Story Alliance, and Active Minds. David holds certifications in Mental Health First Aid for Adults and Youth, SafeTALK (Suicide Awareness for Everyone), and is a national trainer for the groundbreaking suicide prevention technique known as QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer).David has been invited to speak to domestic and international audiences, giving keynote speeches and leading workshops on a variety of aspects of mental health, including suicide awareness and prevention, the power of connection to create hope, and the use of language as a tool for healing. In addition to giving a TEDx talk in the fall of 2018, David has been invited to present to organizations such as the United States Food and Drug Administration, the Army Corps of Engineers, Novartis, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Lyft, Sutter Health, Vision Service Plan, the University of Connecticut, the California Northstate School of Medicine, UC Davis, Sacramento State, William Jessup University, along with various faith denominations, law enforcement agencies and community organizations at the local, state and national level.David’s goal for each speech and workshop is the same: to shed light on the issue of mental illness, teach people how to leverage curiosity to overcome our fears and use connection to create hope. Topics We Discuss:Mental Illness and Mental HealthSuicide awareness and preventionDepression and other related conditionsThe effect of stigma and ways to change perceptionsHow to create connection and hopeAdvice for those sufferingPractical tips to help loved ones who are sufferingThe power of connection to create hope, and the use of hope to save livesUsing storytelling to aid in the healing and help10 Interview Questions You Can Ask MeWhat led up to you wanting to kill yourself on August 31, 2011?What did your life look like at the time, and did anyone know you were suffering?How meaningful is it now to be doing such purposeful work?You are saving lives. How does that feel?What does it feel like to live with a mental illness, and how it impacts daily living?What are some of the causes of mental illness?What do you see as the biggest obstacles for people to experience true mental health? CONNECT WITH DAVIDWebsitehttps://www.davidwoodsbartley.com/LinkedIn URLhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/david-woods-bartley-96325512/Facebook URLhttps://www.facebook.com/david.w.bartley.5YouTube URLhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFEo9TcsIGCcQgBiihgXdrg/videosTo see more of my work go to Blossom Your Awesome. Or you can see some of my other work at suesblues.com Or follow me on instagram where I post fairly regularly and ask an inquisitive question or two weekly in hopes of getting you thinking about your life and going deeper with it. My Instagra