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Why Listen:

Normally on the show, I interview military veterans about their civilian careers. My guest today is not a military veteran, but I believe his message and perspective are a great contribution to our community. We talked about two things in this interview, one mental health, and two, how to get attention for a message you believe in.

Scott Ste Marie is the founder of an organization called Depression to Expression where he has impacted over 30 million people with his message about mental health. We talk about this in the show, but I'm always hesitant about this topic, not because there's a stigma around mental health, but because so often we go to an extreme with veterans. When we talk about mental health, we talk about suicide, we talk about debilitating depression and my concern in this is that we alienate the major population in the military community who are not at this extreme but would still benefit from a healthy dialogue around mental health. 

I'll share with you that as an entrepreneur, for me, so much of my work is around mindset. Psychology and my mental health played the biggest role in my success as an entrepreneur and my ability to be productive. So all of this is to say, I really believe that today's episode is for everyone. If you are loving life and happy, there's still something to glean from this conversation. And if you're struggling right now in life or at work, as we all do from time to time, then there's something in this episode for you too.

About Scott:

Scott is the founder of Depression to Expression, where he creates an honest dialogue about mental health as a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, podcast host, and YouTube content creator. In this capacity he has reached over 30 million people and counting. Through his company, Scott has dedicated his life to destigmatizing mental illness and helping others take control of their mental health. He pulls upon expertise from his lived experience, but also his many years of experience at Twitter, AdParlor, the Canadian Mental Health Association, and the Schizophrenia Society of Canada. In terms of context for how we're connecting, special thanks to Laura Waldman who made the intro to Scott, and she did so with these words, “Scott is a great friend. I truly admire the work he does, the dedication he has in the people he has helped through his journey and teachings when it comes to mental health.”

Selected Resources: 

• Scott’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottstemarie/?originalSubdomain=ca 

• Scott’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/expressionscott 

• Depression to Expression’s website: https://depressiontoexpression.com/ 

• Depression to Expression on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/depressiontoexpression 

• Depression to Expression on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/depressiontoexpression/ 

• Depression to Expression on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/depressiontoexpression 

• Scott’s TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/scott_ste_marie_why_you_should_question_everything 

Time Stamps:

• Scott’s background [0:49]

• Scott’s starting point [4:27]

• Expressing yourself with another person [15:00]

• Don’t put so much stress on saying the right thing [19:20]

• The stigma around Veterans’ mental health [23:17]

• How to express your why to others [28:35]

• Why this moment right now matter [35:23]

• Being an introvert on social media [44:00]