Celebrating World Mental Health Day

October 19, 2022 The Big Silence

In honor of World Mental Health Day, The Big Silence boosted serotonin and shared perspectives on mental health at Slate Theory Winery in Fredericksburg.

We're so grateful to everyone single person who made the trip to show up for mental health, and to Slate Theory Winery for their support and advocacy, helping us to break the silence!

Check out our event highlights on Instagram.

Karena Dawn hosted the event and started off talking about empathy for all. Amber Valdez guided a group meditation on empathy and compassion, including a sound healing session and sound bath. James Nicholas Kinney spoke about mental fitness and created a group exercise to lift up voices and raise the vibrations.

Then on Monday, October 10, TBS partnered with Jewel Never Broken for a live stream of mental health talks and healing experiences, including a meditation break with Karena and Jewel.

Karena Dawn and James Nicholas Kinney welcome the audience in The Cave at Slate Theory Winery World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day Celebration at Slate Theory Winery with The Big Silence

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WE ARE HERE TO BREAK THE SILENCE, TO BE A RESOURCE AND TO SUPPORT CULTURAL CHANGE IN MENTAL HEALTH.

The mental health foundation was founded in 2021 by Karena Dawn, a wellness entrepreneur and leading mental health advocate, based on her experiences growing up in a family impacted by mental illness (shared in her memoir, The Big Silence). It’s our goal to support people’s mental health journey from childhood to adult and to create a more joyful and loving place.

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Founder Karena Dawn shares her personal story in The Big Silence: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing, shining a light on the eternal struggle we all share—how to move past the pain and suffering of our personal battles to experience life’s joys.