It's May, and the start of Mental Health Awareness Month! While every month is important to our mental health, taking special notice of its importance is a very good thing, and here at the podcast we always do what we can to help everyone think differently about mental wellness.Today, my guest is not only helping others become aware of protecting mental health, but fighting stigma and access to services. Her commitment is both personal and professional, and entirely inspiring. So listen and learn, and when you learn, apply it to your own life and spread the word to help others, as well.

Remember the old idea that a person chooses a profession and then does that thing for the rest of their lives?  It’s how the world thought everyone would be happiest back then, but time and experience hasproven that the bold, the inspired, the creative among us can do multiple things, often at the same time.

Vonda Paige is doing multiple things, all very successfully, and never limits herself to any one thing because curiosity and interest in the world inspires her all the time. So where many people are struggling with what they're doing professionally, she's professionally doing everything she wants.In this episode, we talk about how she does it and you can do it to. And here's the best part: It's easier than you think.

Charles continues the tradition of looking at the year that was and seeking to understand what it has taught us as we look to the year ahead. In a year as topsy-turvy as 2023 has been, the perspective in this reflection is practical, but very, very hopeful.