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Mental Health ≠ Weakness: Personal Stories & Real-Life Tools | Conversation of Inspiration


Mental Health ≠ Weakness: Personal Stories & Real-Life Tools
October 28th and 29th, 2025.

In this session, we’ll go beyond the surface to explore why silence often surrounds mental health challenges, and the real cost it has on careers, confidence, and workplace culture.

What to expect:

  • Personal stories from women in leadership who have faced mental health challenges firsthand, reminding us that asking for help is not weakness but courage.

  • Science & psychology on what actually happens in the mind under stress, and how self-responsibility and small actions can shift our neurochemistry.

  • Tools & solutions you can use right away: self-compassion, building self-worth, embracing vulnerability, and looking out for each other with simple but powerful questions like “Are you okay? Can I help you?”

  • A model of well-being rooted in purpose, designed to help us thrive — not just get by.


Meet the Panelists:

🔹 Amanda Et-Tibary – A veteran in the incentives industry with over 20 years of leadership experience, currently at Blackhawk Network. Amanda will share her personal journey with mental health at work and why open dialogue is essential.

🔹 Kathy Heath – CEO of Healthy Minds Club and founder of Retreat Well-being Sanctuary, with 20+ years in financial services and fintech. Kathy is an expert in resilience, stress prevention, and performance, now bringing well-being into the heart of business success.

🔹 Jane Viljoen – Chartered Psychologist and founder of Best Hopes Coaching & Consulting. With 20 years of evidence-based practice, Jane helps leaders and organisations create workplaces where people can flourish.

🔹 Julee Schmaus – Gift card and financial services veteran at SB Collectiv. Julee will share her personal story of living with depression, breaking stigma, and the importance of telling women: “It’s okay not to be okay.”

Why Join?

This session is a safe space to share openly, learn from each other, and find strength in knowing we’re not alone. A unique moment to connect, reflect, and take away practical tools that support both ourselves and those around us.

Reserve your spot today

October 28th, 2025

🕒 11:00 AM CT (USA)| 4:00 PM GMT (UK Time) |5:00 PM CET( Europe Time)

REGISTER HERE

October 29th, 2025

🕒 8:00 PM AET (Australia)| 9:00 AM GMT (UK Time)|10:00 AM CET( Europe Time)

REGISTER HERE
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