Erik DaRosa leads a men's mental health support group. He's helping to change the face of mental health one conversation at a time. Erik is a mental health advocate and speaker, author, podcast host, and the founder and CEO of From Survivor to Thriver. You can reach Erik at his website https://fromsurvivortothriver.com.

Some of the highlights Erik shares:

• Why it's so important to have conversations about mental health
• You're not alone
• It's all about empowering people to overcome their challenges
• Get out of "stuck" and enjoy your own victory story
• Thriving with anxiety and OCD
• How the rituals of OCD helped him feel some control while living in a cauldron of dread
• How people hide their struggles
• How you can tell when someone is being authentic
• Building a community
• Shattering stigmas
• Men are problem solvers - we think we need to fix it on our own or we're failures
• Being vulnerable gets easier - I promise - it gets better
• Vulnerability is not a weakness, it's a strength
• People want to be seen, heard, understood and to know they're not alone
• Don't interrupt, just listen
• Reach out to friends
• Join a support group
• Baseball requires a team, no single player can win by himself
• Erik's "equilateral triangle" of healing
• Learning how to be present
• You matter. There is hope. You have the strength to get through this. You're not alone.
• And more

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