College Mental Health Speaker
Zach uses a calm demeanor yet a straightforward approach that reaches to the depths of his audience. Mental Health isn’t a popular subject to talk about – THE STIGMA! Zach makes it motivational and gives personal power to those needing answers to their struggles with stress and depression and gives HOPE to those needing it most.
Zach is real and isn’t afraid to tell his own story and therefore makes you feel very comfortable in your own struggles and journey. That is one of the things that people appreciate about Zach. He is real and tells the audience his struggles and how he deals with it every day, while giving the student tools of their own. Zach is your community college speaker and speaker for four-year colleges and universities.
Mental Health Keynote Speaker
Zach challenges his audiences to know that we all battle mental health issues in everyday life. You’ll be inspired by how simple Zach takes mental health and turns it in to a life of gratitude and fulfillment. Dealing with mental health himself has taught him many lessons in life and those lessons, the wisdom, and experiences, Zach shares with his audiences. Understand the stigma of mental health and you’ll have a clear perception of how people look at you.
What is Stigma?
Stigma is when you are labeled or judged due to perception about your illness or disabilities. It’s often seen as a mark of disgrace. People judge you and believe negative stereotypes about you because they think you’re different. This often causes them to avoid, reject, and discriminate against you.
When you don’t understand this then you feel inadequate and worthless. Stigma also exists when you judge yourself, believe negative things about yourself, and feel ashamed because you think you are different than everyone else. You can’t give Stigma the power over your own emotions.
What happens when we don’t deal with the stigma of Mental Health?
It’s a cycle of shame that leads to being silent. Being silent gets into your head and you become self-destructive in attitude and behavior. This not being dealt with could lead to suicidal thoughts or self harm. If one doesn’t get help, this process repeats itself and becomes and endless spiral downward of self-destruction and feelings of inadequacy.
Stigma starts with shame.
Shame leads to silence.
Silence leads to self-destructive behavior and suicide.
The process repeats and it becomes an endless, downward spiral.