Joshua Bassett, popular musician and actor best known for his role in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” joins the podcast for an exploration into coming of age under constant evaluation. Joshua’s new book, “Rookie: My Public, Private, and Secret Life,” was released this week, published as Mental Health Awareness Month begins. As a young person struggling with anxiety and addiction, Joshua learned that the journey to recovery is often not linear. In this episode, listeners will hear NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. and Joshua discuss the keys to Joshua’s recovery, how acting in a high-profile show impacted his identity and growth, the ways art surpasses performance and becomes survival, the role of hope in his healing journey, and more. Join NAMI&apos;s Mental Health Awareness Month campaign by visiting <a href='https://www.nami.org/stay-connected/events/awareness-events/mental-health-awareness-month/'>nami.org/MHAM</a>! Submit your story for an opportunity to be featured on NAMI&apos;s outreach platforms throughout the year. You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at <a href='https://nami.org/podcast'>nami.org/podcast</a>.&quot;Hope Starts With Us&quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Joshua Bassett, popular musician and actor best known for his role in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” joins the podcast for an exploration into coming of age under constant evaluation. Joshua’s new book, “Rookie: My Public, Private, and Secret Life,” was released this week, published as Mental Health Awareness Month begins. As a young person struggling with anxiety and addiction, Joshua learned that the journey to recovery is often not linear. In this episode, listeners will hear NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. and Joshua discuss the keys to Joshua’s recovery, how acting in a high-profile show impacted his identity and growth, the ways art surpasses performance and becomes survival, the role of hope in his healing journey, and more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join NAMI&amp;apos;s Mental Health Awareness Month campaign by visiting &lt;a href='https://www.nami.org/stay-connected/events/awareness-events/mental-health-awareness-month/'&gt;nami.org/MHAM&lt;/a&gt;! Submit your story for an opportunity to be featured on NAMI&amp;apos;s outreach platforms throughout the year. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at &lt;a href='https://nami.org/podcast'&gt;nami.org/podcast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hope Starts With Us&amp;quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Joshua Bassett, popular musician and actor best known for his role in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” joins the podcast for an exploration into coming of age under constant evaluation. Joshua’s new book, “Rookie: My Public, Private, and Secret Life,” was released this week, published as Mental Health Awareness Month begins. As a young person struggling with anxiety and addiction, Joshua learned that the journey to recovery is often not linear. In this episode, listeners will h...

The Role of Hope As You Heal Featuring Joshua Bassett

This episode of “Hope Starts With Us” features NAMI’s Director of Field Resource Development Mary Sorensen. Through this conversation, listeners will learn about NAMIWalks, NAMI’s community-driven fundraising event happening nationwide. This discussion will highlight the importance of community mental health events, the power of coming together with our neighbors, how to get involved, and more.  Sign up for a <a href='https://www.namiwalks.org/home'>NAMIWalks</a> near you today!Join NAMI&apos;s Mental Health Awareness Month campaign by visiting <a href='https://www.nami.org/stay-connected/events/awareness-events/mental-health-awareness-month/'>nami.org/MHAM</a>! Submit your story by May for an opportunity to be featured on NAMI&apos;s outreach platforms during Mental Health Awareness Month. You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at <a href='https://nami.org/podcast'>nami.org/podcast</a>.&quot;Hope Starts With Us&quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This episode of “Hope Starts With Us” features NAMI’s Director of Field Resource Development Mary Sorensen. Through this conversation, listeners will learn about NAMIWalks, NAMI’s community-driven fundraising event happening nationwide. This discussion will highlight the importance of community mental health events, the power of coming together with our neighbors, how to get involved, and more. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Sign up for a &lt;a href='https://www.namiwalks.org/home'&gt;NAMIWalks&lt;/a&gt; near you today!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join NAMI&amp;apos;s Mental Health Awareness Month campaign by visiting &lt;a href='https://www.nami.org/stay-connected/events/awareness-events/mental-health-awareness-month/'&gt;nami.org/MHAM&lt;/a&gt;! Submit your story by May for an opportunity to be featured on NAMI&amp;apos;s outreach platforms during Mental Health Awareness Month. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at &lt;a href='https://nami.org/podcast'&gt;nami.org/podcast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hope Starts With Us&amp;quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This episode of “Hope Starts With Us” features NAMI’s Director of Field Resource Development Mary Sorensen. Through this conversation, listeners will learn about NAMIWalks, NAMI’s community-driven fundraising event happening nationwide. This discussion will highlight the importance of community mental health events, the power of coming together with our neighbors, how to get involved, and more.   Sign up for a NAMIWalks near you today! Join NAMI's Mental Health Awareness Month campa...

United in Action Through NAMIWalks Featuring Mary Sorensen

For the 100th episode of “Hope Starts With Us,” NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. is joined by outgoing Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ken Duckworth and Dr. Christine Crawford, our incoming chief medical officer. Together, the trio explores the past and future of mental health care. During their conversation, they cover pressing topics in mental health care today, the futures they hope for, and how NAMI is guiding the path forward. Listeners can find both &quot;You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health&quot; by Dr. Ken Duckworth and &quot;You Are Not Alone For Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health&quot; by Dr. Christine Crawford online via <a href='https://www.nami.org/research/publications-reports/you-are-not-alone/'>NAMI&apos;s website</a>. Join NAMI&apos;s Mental Health Awareness Month campaign by visiting <a href='https://www.nami.org/stay-connected/events/awareness-events/mental-health-awareness-month/'>nami.org/MHAM</a>! Submit your story for an opportunity to be featured on NAMI&apos;s outreach platforms throughout the year. You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at <a href='https://nami.org/podcast'>nami.org/podcast</a>.&quot;Hope Starts With Us&quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.

<description>&lt;p&gt;For the 100th episode of “Hope Starts With Us,” NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. is joined by outgoing Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ken Duckworth and Dr. Christine Crawford, our incoming chief medical officer. Together, the trio explores the past and future of mental health care. During their conversation, they cover pressing topics in mental health care today, the futures they hope for, and how NAMI is guiding the path forward. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listeners can find both &amp;quot;You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health&amp;quot; by Dr. Ken Duckworth and &amp;quot;You Are Not Alone For Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health&amp;quot; by Dr. Christine Crawford online via &lt;a href='https://www.nami.org/research/publications-reports/you-are-not-alone/'&gt;NAMI&amp;apos;s website&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join NAMI&amp;apos;s Mental Health Awareness Month campaign by visiting &lt;a href='https://www.nami.org/stay-connected/events/awareness-events/mental-health-awareness-month/'&gt;nami.org/MHAM&lt;/a&gt;! Submit your story for an opportunity to be featured on NAMI&amp;apos;s outreach platforms throughout the year. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at &lt;a href='https://nami.org/podcast'&gt;nami.org/podcast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hope Starts With Us&amp;quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

For the 100th episode of “Hope Starts With Us,” NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. is joined by outgoing Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ken Duckworth and Dr. Christine Crawford, our incoming chief medical officer. Together, the trio explores the past and future of mental health care. During their conversation, they cover pressing topics in mental health care today, the futures they hope for, and how NAMI is guiding the path forward.  Listeners can find both "You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to...

How Mental Health Care Has Evolved Featuring Dr. Christine Crawford and Dr. Ken Duckworth

In this two-part episode, we explore the experience of living with bipolar disorder in recognition of World Bipolar Day on March 30. NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. talks with four incredible people with bipolar disorder diagnoses to understand how they manage their mental health, how it fuels their work, and ways they push against mental health stigma. In part one, we’re joined by filmmaker Paul Dalio and NAMI Board of Directors Treasurer Barbara Ricci. After a short break, part two features a conversation with author and filmmaker Sara Schley alongside Dr. Devika Bhushan, also a member of NAMI’s board of directors. Through this episode, we hope that listeners learn about bipolar disorder and engage with the art discussed throughout these conversations.   Learn more about Paul Dalio’s work at <a href='https://pauldalio.com/'>https://pauldalio.com/</a> Find out how to catch “BrainStorm” for World Bipolar Day at <a href='https://brainstormthefilm.com/'>https://brainstormthefilm.com/</a> You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at <a href='https://nami.org/podcast'>nami.org/podcast</a>.&quot;Hope Starts With Us&quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this two-part episode, we explore the experience of living with bipolar disorder in recognition of World Bipolar Day on March 30. NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. talks with four incredible people with bipolar disorder diagnoses to understand how they manage their mental health, how it fuels their work, and ways they push against mental health stigma. In part one, we’re joined by filmmaker Paul Dalio and NAMI Board of Directors Treasurer Barbara Ricci. After a short break, part two features a conversation with author and filmmaker Sara Schley alongside Dr. Devika Bhushan, also a member of NAMI’s board of directors. Through this episode, we hope that listeners learn about bipolar disorder and engage with the art discussed throughout these conversations.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more about Paul Dalio’s work at &lt;a href='https://pauldalio.com/'&gt;https://pauldalio.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find out how to catch “BrainStorm” for World Bipolar Day at &lt;a href='https://brainstormthefilm.com/'&gt;https://brainstormthefilm.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at &lt;a href='https://nami.org/podcast'&gt;nami.org/podcast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hope Starts With Us&amp;quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this two-part episode, we explore the experience of living with bipolar disorder in recognition of World Bipolar Day on March 30. NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. talks with four incredible people with bipolar disorder diagnoses to understand how they manage their mental health, how it fuels their work, and ways they push against mental health stigma. In part one, we’re joined by filmmaker Paul Dalio and NAMI Board of Directors Treasurer Barbara Ricci. After a short break, part two feature...

Bipolar Disorder: Beyond the Label Featuring Paul Dalio, Barbara Ricci, Devika Bhushan, and Sara Schley

NAMI released its third annual workplace mental health poll yesterday. In this episode, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. is joined by Brit Wanstrath, manager of workplace mental health for NAMI. As they explore the key findings from the poll release, listeners will find out what makes employees feel comfortable talking about mental health at work, the scale of burnout impacting American workers, the importance of mental health workplace trainings, and more. With the information from this year’s NAMI-Ipsos Workplace Mental Health poll, companies can begin making plans for increased support for their employees. Learn more at nami.org/MentalHealthAtWork2026Find the new NAMI StigmaFree workplace training, <a href='https://stigmafree.nami.org/youcanask'>You Can Ask by NAMI</a>, online now. You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at <a href='https://nami.org/podcast'>nami.org/podcast</a>.&quot;Hope Starts With Us&quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.

<description>&lt;p&gt;NAMI released its third annual workplace mental health poll yesterday. In this episode, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. is joined by Brit Wanstrath, manager of workplace mental health for NAMI. As they explore the key findings from the poll release, listeners will find out what makes employees feel comfortable talking about mental health at work, the scale of burnout impacting American workers, the importance of mental health workplace trainings, and more. With the information from this year’s NAMI-Ipsos Workplace Mental Health poll, companies can begin making plans for increased support for their employees. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more at nami.org/MentalHealthAtWork2026&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find the new NAMI StigmaFree workplace training, &lt;a href='https://stigmafree.nami.org/youcanask'&gt;You Can Ask by NAMI&lt;/a&gt;, online now. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at &lt;a href='https://nami.org/podcast'&gt;nami.org/podcast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Hope Starts With Us&amp;quot; is a podcast by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is hosted by NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Co-executive produced by Traci Coulter and Connor Larsen.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

NAMI released its third annual workplace mental health poll yesterday. In this episode, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. is joined by Brit Wanstrath, manager of workplace mental health for NAMI. As they explore the key findings from the poll release, listeners will find out what makes employees feel comfortable talking about mental health at work, the scale of burnout impacting American workers, the importance of mental health workplace trainings, and more. With the information from this year’...

What Data Shows About Building Supportive Workplace Cultures Featuring Brit Wanstrath

<div>On this podcast, Daniel H. Gillison Jr., CEO of NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness), brings important mental health topics to light, one conversation at a time. Hope starts with us sharing our stories. Hope starts with us breaking the stigma. Hope starts with us sharing resources and practical advice. If you or a loved one is struggling with a mental health condition and are looking for hope, this podcast is for you.</div>

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