Episode 29: Kristen Nitz - Hope, Connection & The Courage to Walk Beside Others

Send us Fan MailView Podcast Disclosures here: http://bit.ly/4jWGPF4What happens when personal pain becomes a mission to help others?In this episode of Women & the Businesses They Own, Shari sits down with Kristen Nitz, Co-Founder of The Salus Collective, an organization dedicated to providing connection, resources, education, and hope to those experiencing or supporting someone through a mental health crisis.Kristen shares the deeply personal journey that led her to this work and the powerful lessons she has learned about resilience, community, compassion, and the importance of never walking alone.Together, they discuss:• The story behind The Salus Collective• Supporting loved ones through mental health challenges• Breaking down stigma surrounding mental illness• The power of connection and community• Finding hope during difficult seasons• Why asking for help is a sign of strengthOne of the most meaningful moments of the conversation centers around a simple but profound question:"What does hope look like when someone feels like there is none?"Kristen's answer reminds us that hope often begins with connection, compassion, and knowing someone is willing to walk beside us.To learn more about The Salus Collective, visit:www.thesaluscollective.comIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review. Your support helps us continue highlighting remarkable women making a difference in our communities.Here's what we are meant to take with us today:Mental health challenges may touch one person, but they affect entire families, friendships, and communities. Hope doesn't always arrive as a solution. Sometimes hope arrives as a conversation. Sometimes it arrives as a resource. Sometimes it arrives as a person willing to sit beside us and remind us that we're not alone.She came. She spoke. She inspired.This podcast is presented by Summit Wealth Partners, LLC, a registered investment adviser that only conducts business in jurisdictions where it is properly registered or is excluded or exempted from registration requirements. Registration as an investment adviser is not an endorsement of the firm by securities regulators and does not mean that the adviser has achieved a specific level of skill or ability. The firm is not engaged in the practice of law or accounting.