Mental illness or mental health struggles are not a sign of weakness. We all experience times in our lives when we aren’t feeling our best self. Mental illness can happen to anyone, even the professionals who are typically there to help others. It’s incredibly important to start talking about this topic more openly, so we can lift the shame, remove stigma around it, and debunk the myths about people who are struggling. As a society, we tend to put emphasis on building habits around bettering our physical fitness, without paying much time or attention to our mental wellbeing. I am glad that there is more open and honest dialogue around recognizing the importance and significance of a health mental wellbeing. If you haven’t been feeling yourself lately and you need someone to talk to you, don’t hesitate to reach out to your local mental health community. You can also call the national Helpline which is free, confidential, and open 24/7. Someone on the other line will pick up and hear you out, and recommend local services for you to get help. There is no shame when it comes to mental health wellbeing. That number is 1-800-662-HELP.

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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and my guest today, Jenelle Goodrich, Founder and CEO of a Colorado-Based Nonprofit called From Silenced to Saved, has dedicated her career and her life to fighting human trafficking and supporting survivors. Human trafficking is a human rights violation and is modern-day slavery. It's an egregious crime that is prevalent all around the world, including the US. Human trafficking can take place is many forms but Jenelle's work is focused on survivors of sex trafficking in Colorado. Lots of people carry around misconceptions of what sex trafficking looks like and who the victims are, so Jenelle and I dive into what the survivors she works with experience every day and how their vulnerabilities were exploited by abusers and traffickers. You might be surprised. Survivors have experienced so many deep levels of trauma and many were abused before they were trafficked. Healing doesn't happen overnight and it certainly isn't pretty. Jenelle shares HER story about what it means to "Dare to enter into the darkness to bring another into the light". 

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