52 min

Prioritizing Mental Health as a Business Owner with Chrissy Ingram Brand Intentionally with Friends

    • Marketing

In the debut episode of Brand Intentionally with Friends, Garett Southerton talks to the fiery social media marketing manager with 13 years experience, Chrissy Ingram, who is also a mental health advocate who has faced her own struggles with grief, ADHD, and autism in the past year alone.



This episode is a candid conversation with a lot of vulnerable experiences and how they both survived them - a helpful listen for any business owner or creative that struggles with anxiety, ADHD, OCD, and other mental illnesses or emotional struggles.



Some key topics we discuss in this episode are:


Importance of flexibility in entrepreneurship and prioritizing mental health
Managing energy for social media work and finding your boundaries + balance
Empowerment through ADHD diagnosis and advocating for oneself
How having OCD is a superpower in the design industry
Dealing with grief and anxiety, self-care, and running a business during lockdown and beyond
The beauty of supportive partners and communities that are intentionally created
Coping with the winter blues and differences in mental health attitudes between the US, UK, and Australia



Join Garett and Chrissy as they speak about their own struggles and inspire other business owners and creatives to take care of themselves and speak up about what they need help with.



- Chrissy's Links -

Instagram

LinkedIn



- Garett's Links -

Website

Podcast Feed

Instagram

YouTube

Twitter



- Relevant Things Mentioned in this Episode -

Pokémon Reel



- Helpful Mental Health Organizations -

SANE (Australia)

NAMI (US)

AFSP (US)

MIND (UK)



- How I Make Videos -

Some of the links in my video descriptions are affiliate links, which means at no extra cost to you, I will make a small commission if you click them and make a qualifying purchase. This helps support the channel so that I can provide more value via videos.



Video & Audio Equipment

Music: Epidemic Sound (30 Day Free Trial)

Podcast Recording: Riverside.fm

In the debut episode of Brand Intentionally with Friends, Garett Southerton talks to the fiery social media marketing manager with 13 years experience, Chrissy Ingram, who is also a mental health advocate who has faced her own struggles with grief, ADHD, and autism in the past year alone.



This episode is a candid conversation with a lot of vulnerable experiences and how they both survived them - a helpful listen for any business owner or creative that struggles with anxiety, ADHD, OCD, and other mental illnesses or emotional struggles.



Some key topics we discuss in this episode are:


Importance of flexibility in entrepreneurship and prioritizing mental health
Managing energy for social media work and finding your boundaries + balance
Empowerment through ADHD diagnosis and advocating for oneself
How having OCD is a superpower in the design industry
Dealing with grief and anxiety, self-care, and running a business during lockdown and beyond
The beauty of supportive partners and communities that are intentionally created
Coping with the winter blues and differences in mental health attitudes between the US, UK, and Australia



Join Garett and Chrissy as they speak about their own struggles and inspire other business owners and creatives to take care of themselves and speak up about what they need help with.



- Chrissy's Links -

Instagram

LinkedIn



- Garett's Links -

Website

Podcast Feed

Instagram

YouTube

Twitter



- Relevant Things Mentioned in this Episode -

Pokémon Reel



- Helpful Mental Health Organizations -

SANE (Australia)

NAMI (US)

AFSP (US)

MIND (UK)



- How I Make Videos -

Some of the links in my video descriptions are affiliate links, which means at no extra cost to you, I will make a small commission if you click them and make a qualifying purchase. This helps support the channel so that I can provide more value via videos.



Video & Audio Equipment

Music: Epidemic Sound (30 Day Free Trial)

Podcast Recording: Riverside.fm

52 min