Talking About Mental Health with Tara Rolstad

Talking About Mental Health with Tara Rolstad

Author: NCSEA April 24, 2024 Duration: 35:05

On today's episode Vernoica Riley (Veronica Riley Training & Consulting; California) talks to Tara Rolstad (Lake Oswego, Oregon) about mental health and self-care in the workplace. Tara is a mental health expert, professional speaker, author, and trained advocate with nearly 15 years of experience who helps organizations break open powerful conversations about mental health. In addition to her speaking engagements, Tara is a consultant and program partner with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and is also the founder and director of "Shattering Stigma with Stories: Understanding Mental Health." She is the author of the book "OMG That's Me 3: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD and HUMOR."


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