Thank you for joining Next Steps Forward as we launch into 2023 with a continued commitment to helping improve your wellbeing, become even more empowered and achieve more than you ever thought possible. As always, it's an honor and a pleasure to have you with us again! Our guest this week is Ross Szabo, co-author of the book Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health and author of The Kids Book About Anxiety. As the wellness director at Geffen Academy at UCLA, Ross is working on changing the way students learn about their mental health in grades six through 12. His company, Human Power Project, has developed a curriculum used by more than a quarter-million people of all ages. He is also one of the most sought-after mental health speakers in the country. Host Chris Meek is pleased to welcome Ross Szabo to the program's first installment of 2023 for an important conversation on mental health, wellness, empowerment and so much more!