Summary Abraham and I discuss the importance of mental health during confinement. We also get into why the journey is more important than the goal at the end. Relating to High School, College, and University graduations.
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Notes
- Mental Health First Aid Certification. What is it and why you need to get certified to support your family and others around you. Including signs of suicide, depression, and panic attack.
- How should parents and kids adjust to confinement life?
- A student’s perspective to adjusting to confinement?
- Emotions, Thoughts, & Feelings around students having a major milestone stripped away like graduation. External Validation and more.
- Why open-ended questions are effective in developing better relationships with family.
- The importance of Journaling, no it’s not just for girls keeping a diary.
- Practical steps to implement with your family while confined.
- The importance of sharing your story.
- Not writing off your “crazy” kinfolk who actually might just have some mental health challenges that you can be apart of helping them recover.
- Hear what Abraham is curious about…
- Abraham’s promise…
Black on Black on Black on Black Segment
- How can we pair black businesses with black consumers? Abraham talks about identifying pain points to put yourself in the best position as a business owner to solve problems for black consumers.
- What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started out? Abraham talks about not having it all figured out to start. Don’t work towards perfection, but work towards progression.
- Abraham elaborates on dealing with myths that carry over into the black business community
Community Resources:
- Mental Health First Aid Training – https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
- Suicide Prevention Program – QPR – https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
- Active Minds – College Students Mental Health Aid – https://www.activeminds.org/
Bio – Meet Abraham Sculley.
Abraham Sculley understands the importance of using his story and experiences to educate and inspire others, whether for one-on-one conversations or while speaking to an audience.
After graduating high school in 2014, Abraham studied at the University of West Florida where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. During the second semester of his freshman year, Abraham fell into a deep depression. At the time he did not know it was depression because growing up in a Jamaican American household, mental health was never talked about nor was how to seek help. He thought to himself, “I can’t be depressed, I am an optimistic guy and I love people.” At the time, he did not understand that what he was experiencing was a mental illness.
After accepting the advice from a concerned friend, Abraham sought out the counseling services on campus and was then diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. He later decided to withdraw from school to focus on his mental health. Abraham’s 3-month hiatus helped him to return to school with a new outlook and new vigor. His medical withdrawal did not stop him from completing his degree, it empowered him. Depression became the catalyst for his purpose and he is now a mental health advocate, speaking around the country about his life, his story, and his passion for mental health awareness. From Abraham’s experience with depression, he now facilitates mental health workshops, has spoken to over 1000+ individuals including professionals in health care organizations, for-profit organizations, nationally acclaimed non-profit agencies, college students, and professors at major universities. Abraham is a certified Mental Health First Aid advocate and uses his passion to inspire others. He continues to use his story to promote the importance of mental health and assist others in reaching their highest potential in their physical, spiritual, and mental health. “I’m on a mission to eradicate the stigma of mental health”Abraham Sculley
