Back when I was in law school, I lost an academic year to anxiety and depression. It took a really wise professor's words to make me believe that losing a year was not all that bad, and that speaking to a therapist was not as much stigma-ridden. Looking back at that day, one of the best decisions of my life. Depression showed up again, 5 years later when I lost a dear friend to suicide. I still ponder - "How did I not see it?" Fastforward to 2020-2021, COVID and cancer played havoc. Also, a friend's suicide became a battleground for mental health vs. conspiracies. I felt anxiety and depression turning up at my doorstep again. This time, they were also guised as caregiver's anxiety, which meant that I had people to take care of, and that I could not afford to drop any balls that I was juggling. This got me to invest in mental health at the workplace because I thought that so many people might be facing similar issues and they were just waiting for that "safe space" that would help them navigate. I, along with a few ex-collegaues, embarked on a journey to better mental health. During this time, I also started to take control of my personal and professional growth, learning from mistakes, and being inspired my several phenomenal teachers and mentors that I had had over several decades. This led me to make some small and some big changes to the way I functioned, which has taken me to where I am today. Long story short - I now feel that I am able to share some of these lessons and help build spaces, expecially at the workplace, where people can feel they can be their own selves, and are enabled and empowered to make healthy choices for themselves, whether it be in terms or career growth, or just having the resources to address physical and mental health. If what you read strikes a chord in you - I would love to get to know you.