46 - The Heartbeat & History of CXMH (feat. Robert Vore)

This one's getting a little meta, folks. When Holly first agreed to be the new cohost for CXMH (listen to her intro here (https://cxmhpodcast.com/show-notes/2018/09/03/meet-dr-holly-oxhandler)), she asked if I would be willing to do an episode where she interviewed me about my vision for the show and how it came to be. I was caught somewhat off guard, and alternated between 'surely we've already done that' and 'no one would want to listen to that.' I eventually gave in, and that's what you'll hear in this episode.

Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- We talk a lot about the beginning few episodes. You can explore older episodes here (http://cxmhpodcast.com/episodes) to find ones that sound interesting to you!- When I was talking about the #ChurchMH chat from 2016, I mentioned other people helping run it but didn't mention the names. I wish I had, because they deserve to be mentioned. The #ChurchMH Twitter Chat was inspired by Jackson Dame (https://twitter.com/jacksondame) (who also made the artwork for the chat) and was run weekly by myself, Jackson, Steve Austin (https://twitter.com/iAmSteveAustin), Aaron J. Smith (https://twitter.com/CulturalSavage), Jennifer Neyhart (https://twitter.com/JenniferNeyhart), and Sarah Robinson (https://twitter.com/sarahjrbnsn). They're all still doing awesome things and are 100% worth following.

Quotes:- “While we’re fixing big systemic things, the short-term goal has to be ‘how do we change the space people already are and have access to?’ ” (tweet (https://ctt.ac/4N2T3))- “About 80% of the population has struggled with a mental health concern at some point in their life.” (tweet (https://ctt.ac/otXBm))- “It’s a pretty safe assumption that every person that you encounter has been impacted by mental health in some way.” (tweet (https://ctt.ac/Uc7cR))- “We all have mental health. We could all be healthier.” (tweet (https://ctt.ac/ye9M7))- “Unless you’re given permission to talk about [mental health], you don’t.” (tweet (https://ctt.ac/GRVto))- “We know people turn to faith leaders in times of crises. How can we equip [them] to be better at those conversations and instill in them some trust to then refer if that’s what’s needed?” (tweet (https://ctt.ac/Ey09j))

Connect with Robert on his website (http://robert-vore.com/), Twitter (http://twitter.com/RobertVore), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/RobertVoreOFMH/), or Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/robertvore/).

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