253. You’re Not Alone: How Brittany Snow & Jaspre Guest Promote Healing through Connection with September Letters #WellnessWednesdays

In today's episode I'm welcoming friend, prior client, and mental health advocate Brittany Snow, along with her co-founder of September Letters, Jaspre Guest to the podcast. They graciously share insights from their new book, September Letters, an inspirational collection of letters, notes, and conversations among friends, celebrities, experts, and the September Letters community. It is a guide to help us clearly see that we are not alone, and that sharing your story is powerful and healing – a welcoming, embracing resource for anyone seeking to feel more connected with themselves and others.  In this episode, we talk about how they came up with the idea of September Letters, their goal with the book to promote connection and healing, and their favorite tools for supporting their mental health. I'm so excited to welcome them both so you can learn more about this movement. We also cover… 00:01:00 — Finding Connection & Resilience through September LettersHow Jaspre and Brittany met and started September LettersThe initial vision of the September Letters causeJaspre and Brittany share their experiences with their mental healthConfronting the stigma of sharing mental health strugglesEmbracing vulnerabilityHow social media does a disservice to someone going through mental health challenges

00:21:00 — Tools for Supporting Your Mental HealthTheir favorite tangible tools from experts in the bookCreating your hype listCombating cultural pressures to be perfect and tools to fight negativityBob Roth transcendental meditationThe Joy Strategist by Grace HarryHow transcendental meditation can impact your mental healthHow stillness and boredom lead to greater calm and creativity

00:39:00 — Healing through Feeling Your Feelings & CommunityGlennon Doyle podcast: We Can Do Hard ThingsBuilding the capacity to sit with emotions and build resilienceHow they decided to incorporate letters in the book and categorized stories by emotionFeel your feelings so that you can healThe most helpful tools in their toolboxes to help with anxiety or depressionThe way community and connection can healHow to know how to ask for help and be comfortable with receivingCreating the connection that we need

Resources:September Letters Website: septemberletters.comRead: September LettersBrittany’s Instagram: @brittanysnowJaspre’s Instagram: @jaspreSeptember Letters Instagram: @septemberletters Love is Louder Website: loveislouder.org

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