May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This inspired Seth Besmertnik, the CEO of enterprise SEO platform Conductor, to reveal his struggle with mental health.
His goal? To encourage his team to seek out help. And it’s a message that everyone in our community should hear.
Here are some highlights from Besmertnik’s message:
“We all face our own demons.” As Besmertnik wrote, everyone goes through tough patches. That’s what initially led him to seek therapy six years ago. He’s been going religiously every Tuesday at noon since.
- “Professional support helps.”
In the process, Besmertnik made it sound like therapy is a normal activity. Because it is. There should be no stigma attached to seeking out mental health services.
- “We are not perfect, we never will be.”
“A powerful tool to navigate life.” Besmertnik credited therapy for helping him become a better CEO and father. He noted that he has other forms of support (his wife, friends), but a therapist is different:
- “They don’t come with an agenda, and it’s the safest place in the world to explore your thoughts and experiences and learn from them over time. I’ve uncovered so much about myself through therapy. And I continue to. I’ve learned how to turn problems into opportunities through therapy.”
Why he shared his story. Besmertnik said he wanted his team to feel “comfortable, safe and proud to seek out help in facing life. You don’t have to be depressed, or anxious or broken to go. We all need help. You all have a chance to be a...
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