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Mental Health, Community, and Nonprofit Leadership: Nichole Burns on Local Issues hosted by Irving

Senior Director of Sound Community Services, Nichole Burns, shares the exciting news of the first annual run to raise awareness about mental health and also decrease the stigma of mental health in the community. The run, coming up on May 18th, will be a family-fun event with opportunities for drawing, art, music, and more. Here is a link to the signup for the run https://runsignup.com/Race/CT/NewLondon/EndtheStigmaMentalHealthAwareness5KPlease subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLCf3hL6779y8nn2DdnWtg?sub_confirmation=1Sound Community Services is a $10 million nonprofit based in southeastern Connecticut that services many people throughout the region needing mental health services.Mental health and depression are the leading cause of loss in productivity according to the World Health Organization, and it impacts roughly one out of every four Americans. Taking a proactive approach to mental health is similar to physical health -- it's imperative to build up resilience and strength in times of need so that you have the resilience needed to handle the inevitable ups and downs of life.Burns is a former clinician who has transitioned into an administrative role within the organization and now helps to plan the best programs and services for the community. They work very closely with the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services where they receive nearly all their funding. Their Executive Director is a former 20+ year Veteran Employee from the State of Connecticut who brings a wealth of resources and relations. https://soundcommunityservices.org/Host Irving Steel.Follow On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CateSteelForCT/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catesteel_for_ct/Twitter: https://twitter.com/catesteelThank you for watching the video. I hope you enjoy the video "Mental Health, Community, and Nonprofit Leadership: Nichole Burns on Local Issues hosted by Irving" video. If this video helps you, please subscribe to my channel and like, comment, and share the video.Find out more about Irving Steel at https://irvingsteel.com/Find out more about Cate Steel at https://www.catesteel.com/Please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLCf3hL6779y8nn2DdnWtg?sub_confirmation=1@storiesworthtellingwiththe6810#storiesworthtelling #catesteel #storytelling #storiesworthtelling #worthtelling #irvingsteel #interview #mentalhealthleadership #communityimpact #nonprofitleadership #nicholeburnsevent #irvinghosts #mentalhealth #localissues #nonprofit #ledership #nichole #irving

Publishing Books, Career Moves, Interviews, and Therapy Dogs: Jean Baur on Local Issues

Acclaimed author, Jean Baur, has extensive knowledge of helping people throughout their careers. With over a decade of experience acting as a leadership and career coach, Baur has helped thousands of people in all walks of life. Please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLCf3hL6779y8nn2DdnWtg?sub_confirmation=1This video interview features Jean Baur, a local author, job coach, and entrepreneur. Baur discusses her journey into writing, particularly focusing on career-related topics. She shares insights into her family's writing background and how she transitioned from writing fiction to career-related books.Baur emphasizes the importance of career skills and shares anecdotes from her own experiences and those of her clients. She highlights the challenges of job loss, the emotional impact it can have, and the necessity of adapting and diversifying job search strategies.Throughout the interview, Baur's passion for helping others shines through, whether it's in her career coaching or her volunteer work with therapy dogs. She provides valuable advice on perseverance, embracing change, and staying motivated in both career pursuits and writing endeavors.Overall, the interview offers a glimpse into Baur's diverse experiences and her commitment to empowering others in their career journeys.This deep knowledge combined with her passion for writing has led Jean to publish three books. The first book, Eliminated! Now What? helps people during a career crisis to build resilience. Building off her passion to help people in their career journey, Baur published a book called The Essential Job Interview Handbook. And finally, her latest book was Joy Unleashed, which is a story of a therapy dog that Jean handled for many years.Jean helps to shine a light on the entire career and interview process, gleaming from her experience both inside the industry as well as acting in government positions to help people in their careers. Baur also helps to share some of her writing process and claims that it is her innate persistence that has enabled her to publish her books -- even after the first three weren't able to become published.She still writes poetry and is working on her latest book which she is co-authoring.Host Irving Steel.Follow On:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CateSteelForCT/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catesteel_for_ct/Twitter: https://twitter.com/catesteelThank you for watching the video. I hope you enjoy the video "Publishing Books, Career Moves, Interviews, and Therapy Dogs: Jean Baur on Local Issues" video. If this video helps you, please subscribe to my channel and like, comment, and share the video.Find out more about Irving Steel at https://irvingsteel.com/Find out more about Cate Steel at https://www.catesteel.com/Please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsLCf3hL6779y8nn2DdnWtg?sub_confirmation=1@storiesworthtellingwiththe6810 #storiesworthtelling #catesteel #storytelling #storiesworthtelling #worthtelling #irvingsteel #publishingbooks #careermoves #interviews #therapydogs #jobcoaching #entrepreneurship #writingjourney #careerskills #jobsearch #adaptability #diversification #perseverance #empowerment #localissues #authorlife #speakerlife #therapydoglife