How Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health Can Save Lives

How Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health Can Save Lives

Recently, Karena Dawn joined Lori Harder for a conversation on Earn Your Happy Podcast. They speak about The Big Silence memoir, and Karena 

shares her advice for anyone who is struggling with their mental health right now and highlights some supportive solutions. 

Karena Dawn, reducing the stigma on mental health saves lives

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ABOUT THE BIG SILENCE

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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LISTEN TO THE PODCAST

This top mental health podcast features motivational real life conversations surrounding topics including addiction, trauma and PTSD, caring for loved ones with a mental health condition and more.

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READ THE MEMOIR

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.