Why not me? Why should I not participate in the Mental Health Diversity talks? - Janet Lin Craft







Living Room Talks - a way to discuss Mental Health Diviersity



Living room talks…what are some of your takeaways?



Struggles



Passionate



Talking as therapy



Hurt experienced- academia microaggressions, 



Frustration with lack of progress in society ( still teaching)



 and profession ( numbers same, small moves by all partners



Hope too: hoping for better



Understand small moves



How does your ethnicity/ culture look at mental health?



First gen- work mode



Stigma



Finding time



Trying to find someone like you….



Work, family, upbringing, mentors, work life integration, setting



Personal experience with Mental Health Diversity







Who would be your star struck guest on living room talks?



Everyone



Unfamiliar people, becoming friends and colleagues and go-to



Saying yes, being open and honest



“Open book”, ask me anything



==open door



Mental Health diversity…what are the struggles?



Stigma



Finding someone like you



Call to action:



NATA resources: EDAC, ATs CARE



Seeing people, really see them, be uncomfortable (question yourself and others)





Janet Lin Craft -



Victoria Morris - TikTok: @coachmorrisat