Welcome back to season four of NAMI Maine Talks! To kick off the year, NAMI Maine’s Jill Henderson sits down with members of the Wade Millett Foundation to learn about the upcoming WMMF basketball games at the University of Southern Maine! Listen to guests Ryan Soucie and Casey Hamlin talk about their fond memories of their friend Wade, and the work they do to benefit mental health throughout the state!

Host:

Jill Henderson, Director of Development and Communications

Guests:

Ryan Soucie, Secretary of The Wade Milett Memorial Foundation

Casey Hamlin, Board Member of The Wade Milett Memorial Foundation

Links:

Learn more about the WMMF: https://www.wmmemorialfoundation.org/

Read Wade’s Story: https://www.wmmemorialfoundation.org/about

WMMF X USM Basketball Tournament: https://www.wmmemorialfoundation.org/s/stories/a

Learn about NAMI Maine: https://namimaine.org/

In this week’s episode of NAMI Maine Talks, join Delaney and Ambrose to talk about the importance of talking about mental health. It can be hard to start a conversation about mental health. This week’s discussion is focused on how to open up conversations around mental health. What is the best way to ask a friend if they’re struggling? How do you advocate for your own mental health? We can help you step into action!

Hosts:

Ambrose Ward, Marketing and Media Specialist

Delaney Ireland, Programs Coordinator

Links:

NAMI Maine’s STEP into Action Program: https://namimaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/RackCard_StepIntoAction_FINAL.pdf

Check out NAMI Maine’s Youth Resources: https://namimaine.org/youth-ed-resources/

How to talk about mental health from NAMI DC: https://www.namidc.org/why-is-it-so-hard-to-talk-about-mental-health/

Hashtags:

#stigmaFREE, #MentalHealthMattersToME, #ItTakesAllOfUs, #HOPE, #WellBeing, #Resources, #StrongerTogether #ReachOut, #Maine, #NAMI

Description:

In this week’s episode of NAMI Maine Talks, join Jill Henderson as she sits down to talk with Camden Blum, founder of The Simple Emotions. Starting his work at the age of 16, Camden has brought his business expertise into the world of Mental Health Advocacy! Learn about the work Camden has done with NAMI Maine and other mental health non-profits like us!

Host:

Jill Henderson - Director of Development and Communications

Guests:

Camden Blum – Founder of The Simple Emotions

Links:

Shop The Simple Emotions: https://thesimpleemotions.shop/

Visit Their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.simple.emotions/

Check out NAMI Maine: https://namimaine.org/

Hashtags:

#stigmaFREE, #MentalHealthMattersToME, #ItTakesAllOfUs, #HOPE, #WellBeing, #Resources, #StrongerTogether #ReachOut, #Maine, #NAMI