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The Power of your Story | Cindy Monteith | TEDxFurmanU


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there cannot be any huge scale

there cannot be any huge scale revolution until there’s a personal

revolution until there’s a personal

revolution until there’s a personal revolution on an individual basis

revolution on an individual basis

revolution on an individual basis it’s got to happen inside first I really

it’s got to happen inside first I really

it’s got to happen inside first I really believe in our culture today that we

believe in our culture today that we

believe in our culture today that we need an intentional revolution to help

need an intentional revolution to help

need an intentional revolution to help us move through the stigma that can

us move through the stigma that can

us move through the stigma that can surround mental health and so today I

surround mental health and so today I

surround mental health and so today I want to be able to explore how the power

want to be able to explore how the power

want to be able to explore how the power of our story is so powerful necessary

of our story is so powerful necessary

of our story is so powerful necessary and vital in helping us move through

and vital in helping us move through

and vital in helping us move through that stigma a few years ago I got the

that stigma a few years ago I got the

that stigma a few years ago I got the absolute privilege to be able to have a

absolute privilege to be able to have a

absolute privilege to be able to have a job opportunity in New Zealand

job opportunity in New Zealand

job opportunity in New Zealand to work with youth college students and

to work with youth college students and

to work with youth college students and families throughout both of the islands

families throughout both of the islands

families throughout both of the islands in New Zealand and then after four years

in New Zealand and then after four years

in New Zealand and then after four years there and pastoring a few churches which

there and pastoring a few churches which

there and pastoring a few churches which was an incredible experience and I don’t

was an incredible experience and I don’t

was an incredible experience and I don’t work for our travel agency but if you

work for our travel agency but if you

work for our travel agency but if you ever get to go you need to go to New

ever get to go you need to go to New

ever get to go you need to go to New Zealand it’s awesome and then I thought

Zealand it’s awesome and then I thought

Zealand it’s awesome and then I thought well while I’m down here in the southern

well while I’m down here in the southern

well while I’m down here in the southern hemisphere I think I’ll just skip over

hemisphere I think I’ll just skip over

hemisphere I think I’ll just skip over to Australia and see what it’s like

to Australia and see what it’s like

to Australia and see what it’s like living there so I went over no job two

living there so I went over no job two

living there so I went over no job two suitcases knew no one and kind of and

suitcases knew no one and kind of and

suitcases knew no one and kind of and all my children were grown and I landed

all my children were grown and I landed

all my children were grown and I landed in Western Australia again on the Indian

in Western Australia again on the Indian

in Western Australia again on the Indian Ocean beautiful part of the world and I

Ocean beautiful part of the world and I

Ocean beautiful part of the world and I had the honour to be appointed as the

had the honour to be appointed as the

had the honour to be appointed as the state chaplain of a first responder

state chaplain of a first responder

state chaplain of a first responder organization it’s the this first

organization it’s the this first

organization it’s the this first responder organization actually covers

responder organization actually covers

responder organization actually covers the biggest area in the entire world so

the biggest area in the entire world so

the biggest area in the entire world so as me as the Sage chaplain and a car and

as me as the Sage chaplain and a car and

as me as the Sage chaplain and a car and I looked over this vast new office that

I looked over this vast new office that

I looked over this vast new office that I had

I had

I had and it was a million square miles and

and it was a million square miles and

and it was a million square miles and there were 8,000 first responders and

there were 8,000 first responders and

there were 8,000 first responders and their families around 50,000 people that

their families around 50,000 people that

their families around 50,000 people that we’re now in my care not overwhelming at

we’re now in my care not overwhelming at

we’re now in my care not overwhelming at all so I looked over this landscape

all so I looked over this landscape

all so I looked over this landscape literally and I began to travel

literally and I began to travel

literally and I began to travel throughout the state and what I found

throughout the state and what I found

throughout the state and what I found was a tremendous workforce who did

was a tremendous workforce who did

was a tremendous workforce who did tremendous work as paramedics throughout

tremendous work as paramedics throughout

tremendous work as paramedics throughout this very geographically diverse area

this very geographically diverse area

this very geographically diverse area strong resilient people and I found this

strong resilient people and I found this

strong resilient people and I found this workforce that longed to support each

workforce that longed to support each

workforce that longed to support each other from a mental health perspective

other from a mental health perspective

other from a mental health perspective and to deal with the things that they

and to deal with the things that they

and to deal with the things that they were finding themselves dealing with on

were finding themselves dealing with on

were finding themselves dealing with on a daily hourly minute-by-minute basis

a daily hourly minute-by-minute basis

a daily hourly minute-by-minute basis but they didn’t have the language for it

but they didn’t have the language for it

but they didn’t have the language for it and of course in first responders there

and of course in first responders there

and of course in first responders there was such a stigma that they wouldn’t

was such a stigma that they wouldn’t

was such a stigma that they wouldn’t dare start to talk about this so I

dare start to talk about this so I

dare start to talk about this so I looked over and I thought wow they need

looked over and I thought wow they need

looked over and I thought wow they need so much more than just my paschal skills

so much more than just my paschal skills

so much more than just my paschal skills what am I going to do here and I begin

what am I going to do here and I begin

what am I going to do here and I begin to talk with this organization and I was

to talk with this organization and I was

to talk with this organization and I was allowed to be able to put together a

allowed to be able to put together a

allowed to be able to put together a strategy that went way beyond just

strategy that went way beyond just

strategy that went way beyond just pastoral care and it was such a

pastoral care and it was such a

pastoral care and it was such a tremendous journey for me I started to

tremendous journey for me I started to

tremendous journey for me I started to look into something called psychological

look into something called psychological

look into something called psychological first aid and how do I begin to

first aid and how do I begin to

first aid and how do I begin to implement that to help us to begin to

implement that to help us to begin to

implement that to help us to begin to support each other to get support and so

support each other to get support and so

support each other to get support and so as I did that and I’m going to try this

as I did that and I’m going to try this

as I did that and I’m going to try this clicker these are things things that I

clicker these are things things that I

clicker these are things things that I began to ponder there was a TED talk

began to ponder there was a TED talk

began to ponder there was a TED talk that I came in touch with dr. Kelly

that I came in touch with dr. Kelly

that I came in touch with dr. Kelly McGonigal from Stanford University

McGonigal from Stanford University

McGonigal from Stanford University called make stress your friend changed

called make stress your friend changed

called make stress your friend changed my life who knew that stress makes us

my life who knew that stress makes us

my life who knew that stress makes us social who knew that the way that we

social who knew that the way that we

social who knew that the way that we think about distress and stress and

think about distress and stress and

think about distress and stress and trauma actually changes the way that our

trauma actually changes the way that our

trauma actually changes the way that our heart even

heart even

heart even functions around being around stress who

functions around being around stress who

functions around being around stress who knew how awesome we were that when we

knew how awesome we were that when we

knew how awesome we were that when we are in times of distress and stress that

are in times of distress and stress that

are in times of distress and stress that our heart has receptors on it that pull

our heart has receptors on it that pull

our heart has receptors on it that pull oxytocin toward us to help mitigate the

oxytocin toward us to help mitigate the

oxytocin toward us to help mitigate the effects of stress who knew that did you

effects of stress who knew that did you

effects of stress who knew that did you oh my goodness we are awesome we are

oh my goodness we are awesome we are

oh my goodness we are awesome we are wired to survive and I begin then to

wired to survive and I begin then to

wired to survive and I begin then to think this changes everything

think this changes everything

think this changes everything I know that part of my story is my

I know that part of my story is my

I know that part of my story is my experience and my own narrative on what

experience and my own narrative on what

experience and my own narrative on what I carry with me but I didn’t know that

I carry with me but I didn’t know that

I carry with me but I didn’t know that biologically this also was a part of my

biologically this also was a part of my

biologically this also was a part of my story that I am resilient that I am

story that I am resilient that I am

story that I am resilient that I am wired to survive it was phenomenal and

wired to survive it was phenomenal and

wired to survive it was phenomenal and one things that Kelly also says in her

one things that Kelly also says in her

one things that Kelly also says in her video is that biologically that stress

video is that biologically that stress

video is that biologically that stress makes us social and that we are when in

makes us social and that we are when in

makes us social and that we are when in times of distress the best thing that we

times of distress the best thing that we

times of distress the best thing that we can do is to connect with one another

can do is to connect with one another

can do is to connect with one another now we know from all the research that’s

now we know from all the research that’s

now we know from all the research that’s coming forward in the last few years

coming forward in the last few years

coming forward in the last few years that shared responsibility and social

that shared responsibility and social

that shared responsibility and social contact is so vital in in our mental

contact is so vital in in our mental

contact is so vital in in our mental health and being healthy and being

health and being healthy and being

health and being healthy and being resilient so she just says when you’re

resilient so she just says when you’re

resilient so she just says when you’re under stress connect reach out tell

under stress connect reach out tell

under stress connect reach out tell somebody don’t hold it don’t carry it

somebody don’t hold it don’t carry it

somebody don’t hold it don’t carry it that’s debilitating that’s an exhausting

that’s debilitating that’s an exhausting

that’s debilitating that’s an exhausting way to live I thought right on girl

way to live I thought right on girl

way to live I thought right on girl we’re gonna do that the next thing was a

we’re gonna do that the next thing was a

we’re gonna do that the next thing was a book that came out a couple of years ago

book that came out a couple of years ago

book that came out a couple of years ago by dr. Ted George from the National

by dr. Ted George from the National

by dr. Ted George from the National Institute of Health called untangling

Institute of Health called untangling

Institute of Health called untangling the mind and I begin to read this book

the mind and I begin to read this book

the mind and I begin to read this book and what’s so fascinating about this

and what’s so fascinating about this

and what’s so fascinating about this book is that here are thirty years

book is that here are thirty years

book is that here are thirty years thirty years of research and he wrote

thirty years of research and he wrote

thirty years of research and he wrote this book with a fiction novelist so it

this book with a fiction novelist so it

this book with a fiction novelist so it reads like a story and what he’s saying

reads like a story and what he’s saying

reads like a story and what he’s saying to us is that you can do mental health

to us is that you can do mental health

to us is that you can do mental health here’s 30 years of all this research

here’s 30 years of all this research

here’s 30 years of all this research that were

that were

that were that is not accessible to us and the way

that is not accessible to us and the way

that is not accessible to us and the way that he wrote this book was incredible

that he wrote this book was incredible

that he wrote this book was incredible and I got it

and I got it

and I got it and I thought well if I can get it

and I thought well if I can get it

and I thought well if I can get it anybody can get it there was also

anybody can get it there was also

anybody can get it there was also obviously all things brené Brown that I

obviously all things brené Brown that I

obviously all things brené Brown that I began to read and the importance and the

began to read and the importance and the

began to read and the importance and the and how vital it is to our being

and how vital it is to our being

and how vital it is to our being resilient and to our mental health to

resilient and to our mental health to

resilient and to our mental health to embrace our vulnerability pretty much

embrace our vulnerability pretty much

embrace our vulnerability pretty much what Kelly Macdonald was saying Connect

what Kelly Macdonald was saying Connect

what Kelly Macdonald was saying Connect which means if you’re going to connect

which means if you’re going to connect

which means if you’re going to connect there’s a you’re going to be vulnerable

there’s a you’re going to be vulnerable

there’s a you’re going to be vulnerable the fourth thing that came into my path

the fourth thing that came into my path

the fourth thing that came into my path was a clinical was a clinical research

was a clinical was a clinical research

was a clinical was a clinical research study that came out of Canada around

study that came out of Canada around

study that came out of Canada around first aid and people knowing CPR and

first aid and people knowing CPR and

first aid and people knowing CPR and here’s what this said he said that they

here’s what this said he said that they

here’s what this said he said that they they saw that the more people that knew

they saw that the more people that knew

they saw that the more people that knew first aid if they so if you’re in the

first aid if they so if you’re in the

first aid if they so if you’re in the mall or on the street and somebody went

mall or on the street and somebody went

mall or on the street and somebody went into cardiac arrest if you had one of us

into cardiac arrest if you had one of us

into cardiac arrest if you had one of us the general public who knew CPR and

the general public who knew CPR and

the general public who knew CPR and began CPR immediately that the survival

began CPR immediately that the survival

began CPR immediately that the survival rate went up I think it was 67% with no

rate went up I think it was 67% with no

rate went up I think it was 67% with no neurological damage so how cool so

neurological damage so how cool so

neurological damage so how cool so basically that study is saying the more

basically that study is saying the more

basically that study is saying the more of us that know first aid and we can be

of us that know first aid and we can be

of us that know first aid and we can be proactive in helping someone while we’re

proactive in helping someone while we’re

proactive in helping someone while we’re waiting for the experts to get to that

waiting for the experts to get to that

waiting for the experts to get to that space the better our survival rate I

space the better our survival rate I

space the better our survival rate I started thinking and putting all these

started thinking and putting all these

started thinking and putting all these things together and I thought to myself

things together and I thought to myself

things together and I thought to myself well if you can do that with CPR can we

well if you can do that with CPR can we

well if you can do that with CPR can we do that with psychological first aid I

do that with psychological first aid I

do that with psychological first aid I wonder if the more of us that understand

wonder if the more of us that understand

wonder if the more of us that understand how to respond like psychological CPR

how to respond like psychological CPR

how to respond like psychological CPR what would that look like for mental

what would that look like for mental

what would that look like for mental health what would it look like if we

health what would it look like if we

health what would it look like if we were able to connect with each other on

were able to connect with each other on

were able to connect with each other on that level while we were helping each

that level while we were helping each

that level while we were helping each other navigate our way to the experts

other navigate our way to the experts

other navigate our way to the experts and what I began to understand

and what I began to understand

and what I began to understand and and think about I thought well let’s

and and think about I thought well let’s

and and think about I thought well let’s just do this I mean Kelly says when

just do this I mean Kelly says when

just do this I mean Kelly says when you’re under stress connect those

you’re under stress connect those

you’re under stress connect those connect how easy is that to tell someone

connect how easy is that to tell someone

connect how easy is that to tell someone what’s going on with you do we do that

what’s going on with you do we do that

what’s going on with you do we do that as a culture is that easy for us it’s

as a culture is that easy for us it’s

as a culture is that easy for us it’s because we don’t want to be be

because we don’t want to be be

because we don’t want to be be vulnerable you know our culture really

vulnerable you know our culture really

vulnerable you know our culture really helps us understand that what’s the old

helps us understand that what’s the old

helps us understand that what’s the old commercial never let me see you sweat

commercial never let me see you sweat

commercial never let me see you sweat because we do know that people will take

because we do know that people will take

because we do know that people will take our vulnerability and they sometimes can

our vulnerability and they sometimes can

our vulnerability and they sometimes can use it as a weapon against us and our

use it as a weapon against us and our

use it as a weapon against us and our culture tells us to have it all together

culture tells us to have it all together

culture tells us to have it all together don’t be weak be strong and so I think

don’t be weak be strong and so I think

don’t be weak be strong and so I think that our biology and culture as they’re

that our biology and culture as they’re

that our biology and culture as they’re battling each other they’re killing our

battling each other they’re killing our

battling each other they’re killing our resilience it’s it we’re exhausted do

resilience it’s it we’re exhausted do

resilience it’s it we’re exhausted do you know the anxiety now is the number

you know the anxiety now is the number

you know the anxiety now is the number one mental health issue in the Western

one mental health issue in the Western

one mental health issue in the Western world why is that

world why is that

world why is that and what sits at the heart of anxiety

and what sits at the heart of anxiety

and what sits at the heart of anxiety it’s fear I’m so afraid that if I

it’s fear I’m so afraid that if I

it’s fear I’m so afraid that if I connect with you and tell you what’s

connect with you and tell you what’s

connect with you and tell you what’s going on with me that I’m going to face

going on with me that I’m going to face

going on with me that I’m going to face rejection and judgment you know there’s

rejection and judgment you know there’s

rejection and judgment you know there’s a study that goes around about every

a study that goes around about every

a study that goes around about every year or so in the Western world and that

year or so in the Western world and that

year or so in the Western world and that the question is what is the number one

the question is what is the number one

the question is what is the number one thing that we are most afraid of you

thing that we are most afraid of you

thing that we are most afraid of you know the answer I’ll give you a hint

know the answer I’ll give you a hint

know the answer I’ll give you a hint death is normally number four do you

death is normally number four do you

death is normally number four do you know what the number one answers to that

know what the number one answers to that

know what the number one answers to that question

public speaking are you serious we would

public speaking are you serious we would rather die than public speak

rather die than public speak

rather die than public speak and I see some of you going yeah we

and I see some of you going yeah we

and I see some of you going yeah we really would what sits at the heart of

really would what sits at the heart of

really would what sits at the heart of that answer what sits at the heart

that answer what sits at the heart

that answer what sits at the heart what vulnerability what happens when we

what vulnerability what happens when we

what vulnerability what happens when we stand that much like this we give of

stand that much like this we give of

stand that much like this we give of ourselves we give something very

ourselves we give something very

ourselves we give something very intimate and very personal we do make

intimate and very personal we do make

intimate and very personal we do make ourselves vulnerable and we know that we

ourselves vulnerable and we know that we

ourselves vulnerable and we know that we can walk out and go what was she wearing

can walk out and go what was she wearing

can walk out and go what was she wearing what was that that accent you know I

what was that that accent you know I

what was that that accent you know I don’t even know where she said we know

don’t even know where she said we know

don’t even know where she said we know that we can but that we can come under

that we can but that we can come under

that we can but that we can come under very harsh judgment and rejection from

very harsh judgment and rejection from

very harsh judgment and rejection from each other I said earlier that we are

each other I said earlier that we are

each other I said earlier that we are wired to survive and it suddenly began

wired to survive and it suddenly began

wired to survive and it suddenly began to dawn on me that you know back in the

to dawn on me that you know back in the

to dawn on me that you know back in the day when I was born with the Flintstones

day when I was born with the Flintstones

day when I was born with the Flintstones you know the thing that we had to

you know the thing that we had to

you know the thing that we had to survive you know were we needed food and

survive you know were we needed food and

survive you know were we needed food and shelter we don’t our survival skills

shelter we don’t our survival skills

shelter we don’t our survival skills aren’t we don’t need that anymore what

aren’t we don’t need that anymore what

aren’t we don’t need that anymore what is the thing that we’re having to

is the thing that we’re having to

is the thing that we’re having to survive the most each other if we can if

survive the most each other if we can if

survive the most each other if we can if we are so powerful in each other’s lives

we are so powerful in each other’s lives

we are so powerful in each other’s lives that we can actually affect someone’s

that we can actually affect someone’s

that we can actually affect someone’s life that we don’t even know by

life that we don’t even know by

life that we don’t even know by cyberbullying can you imagine the power

cyberbullying can you imagine the power

cyberbullying can you imagine the power that we can unleash if we if we begin to

that we can unleash if we if we begin to

that we can unleash if we if we begin to support each other to get support so

support each other to get support so

support each other to get support so I’ve took all this into consideration as

I’ve took all this into consideration as

I’ve took all this into consideration as a chaplain and I thought I believed all

a chaplain and I thought I believed all

a chaplain and I thought I believed all this I wonder if we can really live like

this I wonder if we can really live like

this I wonder if we can really live like this I thought well I’m gonna try so I

this I thought well I’m gonna try so I

this I thought well I’m gonna try so I have to give credit where credit is due

have to give credit where credit is due

have to give credit where credit is due I went to the CEO and the executive

I went to the CEO and the executive

I went to the CEO and the executive directors of this massive first

directors of this massive first

directors of this massive first responder organization and I said we got

responder organization and I said we got

responder organization and I said we got to do something and here’s what I think

to do something and here’s what I think

to do something and here’s what I think we’ve got to do we’ve got all this

we’ve got to do we’ve got all this

we’ve got to do we’ve got all this research that’s fantastic we’ve got all

research that’s fantastic we’ve got all

research that’s fantastic we’ve got all this expertise with clinical

this expertise with clinical

this expertise with clinical psychologists and people that we can go

psychologists and people that we can go

psychologists and people that we can go to see

to see

to see something in the middle that’s missing

something in the middle that’s missing

something in the middle that’s missing and I think it’s us I think it’s the way

and I think it’s us I think it’s the way

and I think it’s us I think it’s the way we treat each other in this workforce

we treat each other in this workforce

we treat each other in this workforce and I think we need to harness this

and I think we need to harness this

and I think we need to harness this desire for this workforce to support

desire for this workforce to support

desire for this workforce to support each other

each other

each other and give them tools to be able to do

and give them tools to be able to do

and give them tools to be able to do that now I wish I could say to you that

that now I wish I could say to you that

that now I wish I could say to you that I just kind of showed up everywhere in

I just kind of showed up everywhere in

I just kind of showed up everywhere in that million square miles and said just

that million square miles and said just

that million square miles and said just be vulnerable tell your story share and

be vulnerable tell your story share and

be vulnerable tell your story share and they went okay love it let’s do that

didn’t happen that way when we begin to

didn’t happen that way when we begin to put this intentional strategy where we

put this intentional strategy where we

put this intentional strategy where we were asking people to support each other

were asking people to support each other

were asking people to support each other to get support when we developed an

to get support when we developed an

to get support when we developed an educational foundation model and we made

educational foundation model and we made

educational foundation model and we made a commitment as an organization to Train

a commitment as an organization to Train

a commitment as an organization to Train 8,000 people and their families every

8,000 people and their families every

8,000 people and their families every year around a million square miles in

year around a million square miles in

year around a million square miles in person not by video to be able to be

person not by video to be able to be

person not by video to be able to be there with them to help them unpack

there with them to help them unpack

there with them to help them unpack their fear their shame and to be able to

their fear their shame and to be able to

their fear their shame and to be able to give them a common language as a

give them a common language as a

give them a common language as a workforce to be able to know how to

workforce to be able to know how to

workforce to be able to know how to support each other to get support I keep

support each other to get support I keep

support each other to get support I keep saying that because that’s really

saying that because that’s really

saying that because that’s really important we were not asking people to

important we were not asking people to

important we were not asking people to be the support that’s too overwhelming

be the support that’s too overwhelming

be the support that’s too overwhelming to do that we’re saying support each

to do that we’re saying support each

to do that we’re saying support each other to get support to help each other

other to get support to help each other

other to get support to help each other to navigate our way through to the

to navigate our way through to the

to navigate our way through to the expertise and I’ll go with you and I’m

expertise and I’ll go with you and I’m

expertise and I’ll go with you and I’m gonna give you permission to know that

gonna give you permission to know that

gonna give you permission to know that it is okay to be hurt by your personal

it is okay to be hurt by your personal

it is okay to be hurt by your personal relationships it’s okay for you when you

relationships it’s okay for you when you

relationships it’s okay for you when you go to a horrible job to be affected and

go to a horrible job to be affected and

go to a horrible job to be affected and to be able to work through and move

to be able to work through and move

to be able to work through and move through that distress and trauma I don’t

through that distress and trauma I don’t

through that distress and trauma I don’t know where we get that we ever thought

know where we get that we ever thought

know where we get that we ever thought that we were we

that we were we

that we were we because I don’t know about you but the

because I don’t know about you but the

because I don’t know about you but the fears that I’ve had to face at my own

fears that I’ve had to face at my own

fears that I’ve had to face at my own life have taken more courage than

life have taken more courage than

life have taken more courage than anything I’ve ever done so to stand in

anything I’ve ever done so to stand in

anything I’ve ever done so to stand in that fear with each other and say hey

that fear with each other and say hey

that fear with each other and say hey mate that’s Australian

mate that’s Australian

mate that’s Australian just in case hey mate you’re not doing

just in case hey mate you’re not doing

just in case hey mate you’re not doing so well you know I wasn’t doing so well

so well you know I wasn’t doing so well

so well you know I wasn’t doing so well a few months ago

a few months ago

a few months ago and I went to see somebody and I’m it

and I went to see somebody and I’m it

and I went to see somebody and I’m it was awesome come on I’ll go with you

was awesome come on I’ll go with you

was awesome come on I’ll go with you let’s do this we’re four years in to

let’s do this we’re four years in to

let’s do this we’re four years in to this strategy just being put on the

this strategy just being put on the

this strategy just being put on the ground I’ve just gotten the numbers back

ground I’ve just gotten the numbers back

ground I’ve just gotten the numbers back over the last two and a half years we

over the last two and a half years we

over the last two and a half years we had a 600 percent increase of the

had a 600 percent increase of the

had a 600 percent increase of the workforce accessing support services 600

workforce accessing support services 600

workforce accessing support services 600 percent two things led to that evidence

percent two things led to that evidence

percent two things led to that evidence based information like dr. Jack George’s

based information like dr. Jack George’s

based information like dr. Jack George’s book delivered in the narrative you can

book delivered in the narrative you can

book delivered in the narrative you can do mental health you can’t just you can

do mental health you can’t just you can

do mental health you can’t just you can do more than just know about it you can

do more than just know about it you can

do more than just know about it you can actually do it and this tremendous

actually do it and this tremendous

actually do it and this tremendous workforce decided that they were going

workforce decided that they were going

workforce decided that they were going to be courageous enough to care

to be courageous enough to care

to be courageous enough to care for each other and move through slowly

through our fear and our shame so with

through our fear and our shame so with the education and the skills to be able

the education and the skills to be able

the education and the skills to be able to speak to each other what does that

to speak to each other what does that

to speak to each other what does that mean for us now

mean for us now

mean for us now because this isn’t just about about

because this isn’t just about about

because this isn’t just about about first responders is it it’s about us and

first responders is it it’s about us and

first responders is it it’s about us and who we are as a culture I said in the

who we are as a culture I said in the

who we are as a culture I said in the beginning that I think we need an

beginning that I think we need an

beginning that I think we need an intentional revolution that starts with

intentional revolution that starts with

intentional revolution that starts with us so what do we do

us so what do we do

us so what do we do wherever you are start an intentional

wherever you are start an intentional

wherever you are start an intentional revolution in your schools on your

revolution in your schools on your

revolution in your schools on your campus

campus

campus in your hospitals we even taught a bunch

in your hospitals we even taught a bunch

in your hospitals we even taught a bunch of grocery stores in Australia about it

of grocery stores in Australia about it

of grocery stores in Australia about it to help them be a better workforce

embrace your vulnerability and find a

embrace your vulnerability and find a safe place be a safe place for someone

safe place be a safe place for someone

safe place be a safe place for someone because the it’s what we all suffer but

because the it’s what we all suffer but

because the it’s what we all suffer but we don’t have to suffer alone thank you

we don’t have to suffer alone thank you

we don’t have to suffer alone thank you [Music]

[Music]

[Music] [Applause]

[Applause]

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