This episode is a candid and much needed conversation about mental health with Ross Szabo, an award-winning speaker, author, and the Wellness Director for students in grades 6-12 at Geffen Academy at UCLA.
This episode is a candid and much needed conversation about mental health with Ross Szabo, an award-winning speaker, author, and the Wellness Director for students in grades 6-12 at Geffen Academy at UCLA. Things you’ll hear about include:
05:20 - Being proactive, not reactive with your own mental health
13:50 - The importance of having a sense of purpose
16:42 - Do’s and don’ts when approaching a colleague or a team member about mental health
27:48 - A big misconception about Gen Z and Gen Alpha
32:30 - How to effectively approach the topic of fear with high school students
Guest Name: Ross Szabo, Wellness Director at Geffen Academy at UCLA
Guest Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-szabo/
Guest Bio: Ross Szabo is an award-winning mental health speaker, author, and the Wellness Director at Geffen Academy at UCLA. Ross created a program at Geffen for students to learn about mental health once a week throughout their education from grades 6-12. Before coming to Geffen Academy, Ross was the Director of Outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign. The Campaign was the country’s first public health approach to mental health. Ross has spoken to more than 2 million people about the importance of mental health and authored two books; Behind Happy Faces; Taking Charge of Your Mental Health and A Kids Book About Anxiety.