Finding Your Happiest Place Within at the SRSWC

Finding Your Happiest Place Within at the SRSWC

On July 25 The Big Silence had an amazing day at the Southern Region Student Wellness Conference at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA. What an inspiring day spent with influential teachers and administrators who work directly with our youth!

In “Finding Your Happiest Place Within” Karena Dawn shared practices and tools to guide and inspire educators, school administrators, teachers, shared her six pillars of well-being, how to turn challenges into triumphs, open up about emotions and brave conversations about mental health.

A passionate mental health advocate, Karena shared her story from hopelessness to healing. Growing up with a mother who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, her childhood was filled with traumatic experiences. Karena overcame a dark period of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse in her teens and 20s, and was able to forge a path to self-discovery, build a nurturing community that has helped millions lead healthier happier lives, find peace and a life filled with hope and optimism.

At the heart of Karena’s story is the eternal struggle we all share—how to move past the pain and suffering of our personal battles to experience life’s joys. 

 

The first 200 participants received Karena’s memoir, The Big Silence: A Daughter’s Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing. Her talk was followed by a “meet and greet” and a book signing.



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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.