Brittany Richmond: Lies my anxiety told me

Lies my anxiety told me? There are many. Brittany Richmond is a dynamic and charismatic mental health expert with over a decade of experience. Diagnosed with multiple anxiety disorders, including an impulse control disorder, right after high school, she was inspired to enter the fields of counseling and psychology. Brittany has since dedicated herself to ending the stigma surrounding mental health and reaching out to as many struggling young people as possible with her story and voice. Brittany is a highly sought-after, emotionally engaging teen mental health speaker, one of the few active women in the youth market. She has spoken on prestigious youth leadership stages nationwide, delivering her empowering message: "Become an Overcomer." Recently, she was honored with the 2024 Voice for Positive Change Award from the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health and Operation Snowball, LLC, and her debut book, "Lies My Anxiety Has Told Me," became a bestseller. In episode 489 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what high school was like for Brittany with multiple anxiety disorders, why she chose Western Illinois University and Chi Omega sorority, what is the best part of being a mental health speaker, how she handles panic attacks when they appear, why she always presses back when someone says "I'm fine", what is the big lie that mental health struggles tell us, what our audience will learn by reading her book called "Lies My Anxiety Has Told Me," and the significance of the tug-of-war game that she plays with audiences during her mental health talks. Enjoy!