Margaret Swift Thompson
Margaret Swift Thompson
Ep 110 - How Passion, Advocacy, and Burning Curiosity Came Together To Create Massive Change?
Ep 110 - How Passion, Advocacy, and Burning Curiosity Came Together To Create Massive Change?
Ep 110 - How Passion, Advocacy, and Burning Curiosity Came Together To Create Massive Change?
Sunday 6th August 2023
Join Alexandra Nyman on The Embrace Family Recovery Podcast as she discusses merging fashion and advocacy to transform mental health care.
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Margaret Swift Thompson
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Family Recovery from Addiction
Recovery Reimagined
Navigating Challenges in Recovery
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Get the buttons here!Alexandra Nyman: Fashioning a Future of Mental Health Advocacy
Episode Overview
- Alexandra's childhood experiences shaped her passion for mental health advocacy
- Her involvement with Soberocity deepened her understanding of the recovery community
- The Break Free Foundation aims to bridge the gap in access to mental health resources
- The New York Fashion Week Fundraiser event will focus on spreading awareness about suicide prevention and recovery
- Alexandra's dedication and innovative approach to merging fashion and advocacy in addressing mental health and substance use challenges is truly inspiring
We had been one of the number one recovery blogs for a long time. We had just celebrated our six-year anniversary and it was exceptionally painful to have the site shut down.
How do you turn personal pain into a powerful force for change? Alexandra Nyman, founder of The Break Free Foundation, shares her remarkable journey on The Embrace Family Recovery Podcast. Growing up with family members battling chronic illnesses, Alexandra's early experiences shaped her passion for mental health and addiction advocacy. Her involvement with Soberocity, an online sober community, further deepened her understanding of the recovery movement and the gaps in mental health support, especially in her hometown of northeastern Pennsylvania.
Combining her love for fashion with her drive to make a difference, Alexandra created The Break Free Foundation. This organization offers scholarships for treatment, support groups, webinars, and more to bridge the gap in access to care. The upcoming New York Fashion Week Fundraiser on September 11th is just one example of how she merges advocacy with creativity to raise awareness about mental health and substance use issues.
Tune in to hear Alexandra's inspiring story and learn how she's using her platform to create lasting change.