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Be Awesome: Mental Health Speakers with Tricia Brouk
Be Awesome: Mental Health Speakers with Tricia Brouk
Be Awesome: Mental Health Speakers with Tricia Brouk
Friday 1st March 2019
Join Tricia Brouk on Mental Health News Radio as she discusses destigmatizing mental health through powerful public speaking and musical productions.
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Episode Overview
- Tricia Brouk discusses destigmatizing mental health.
- The role of entertainment in mental health awareness.
- Challenges and fears in public speaking.
- Empowering speakers to address mental health issues.
- The importance of open conversations on mental health.
Having bipolar or general anxiety disorder or clinical depression or autism are things that people are afraid to talk about.
In this engaging episode of Mental Health News Radio, Kristen Sunanta-Walker and Dr. Kristina Hallett are joined by Tricia Brouk, an award-winning director, writer, and choreographer. Brouk shares her profound journey into the world of mental health advocacy through public speaking and musical productions. As the executive producer of Speakers Who Dare, Brouk has been instrumental in empowering speakers to address mental health issues openly and courageously.
Public speaking remains a significant fear for many, and Brouk acknowledges the bravery required to speak publicly about mental health challenges. Her vision is to destigmatize mental health by promoting speakers who dare to open up conversations across the entire spectrum of human experiences. This is not just about reducing stigma but also about fostering understanding and empathy. Tricia Brouk's foray into mental health advocacy began unexpectedly when she wrote a musical parodying the book Fifty Shades of Grey.
This venture led her to create another musical titled Committed, which portrays life in a New York City asylum in the 1980s. Through humor, music, and dance, Brouk aims to destigmatize mental illness by sharing stories from the perspective of those who experience it. Disorders such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and clinical depression, often feared and misunderstood, are brought to the forefront in her productions, encouraging audiences to see beyond the stigma.
This episode highlights the importance of entertainment as a powerful tool for mental health awareness. Brouk's productions serve as a platform for promoting conversations about mental health, emphasizing that everyone faces challenges and that vulnerability is a shared human experience. Listeners are reminded of the ongoing stigma surrounding mental health and the need for continued efforts to increase awareness and understanding.
Brouk's work exemplifies how creativity and public speaking can be harnessed to create meaningful change, making mental health discussions as commonplace and comfortable as those about physical health. In the spirit of fostering mental health awareness, the episode concludes with gratitude for sponsors such as zencharts.com, MyGenetics, and Copenotes.com, whose support helps keep the podcast on the air.