Overview: Minding Your Mind aims to end the stigma associated with mental health challenges and conditions by providing educational programs to students and the caring adults around them. 

Position Description:  Minding Your Mind is actively seeking to add to our group of speakers in several of our regional offices. Share the experience of your mental health struggle and resilience with middle school and high school students as a part of the Changing Minds: Stories Over Stigma program. Ensuring that this program is trauma-informed and follows best practice guidelines, our advocates are trained to share their stories and the path to maintaining their emotional well-being. 

Our speakers discuss their mental health struggles, which may include anxiety, depression, self-harm, disordered eating, bullying, perfectionism, suicide ideation and attempts, gender expression and sexual orientation, trauma, culture, learning differences, and more. They also share their journey toward well-being including inpatient and outpatient therapy, peer support groups, medication, medical support, and the development of coping skills. Please review our current speakers for an understanding of the stories they share. 

Presentations are primarily delivered to students during the day and in their schools. Speakers are hired as independent contractors. 

Requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be at least 21 yrs old, ideally 21-30.
• Must be in a productive recovery process with toolbox of skills. This means some form of therapy, recovery, treatment, etc. 
• Willing to share your story publicly.
• Have a flexible daytime schedule to meet the needs of schools and community groups.
• Access to personal reliable transportation to travel to school and community locations. Speakers are required to arrange for their own transportation.

Next Steps: Interested applicants should complete the form below. If your application matches our needs, you will be contacted for an informational interview.