Breaking the Stigma: Kid In the Corner's Mission to Transform Children's Mental Health

In This Episode, We Chat About:

The importance of finding the right provider for YOU and your loved one. 

What do you look for in a “safe friend”?

How to have better communication with your kids.

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Show Notes:

After losing her son to suicide in 2017, Francine Sumner set out to create a movement to end the stigma around mental health. She created “Kid In The Corner” and to date has impacted of 30,000 people with their signature, “Penny Pledge.” We had an amazing conversation about how to show up for your kids, how to be a safe kid, and how to have more emotional intelligence!

04:00 - Meet Francine and the inspiration behind Kid in the Corner.

07:15 - The importance of finding the right provider for YOU and your loved one. 

13:30 - Lessons through the painful loss of Francine’s son Zachary.

15:00 - How can we reach out and support those who are struggling? 

21:15 - How long after Zach’s passing did you start the Foundation, Kid in the Corner?

25:00 - How does the Penny Pledge start the conversation and help kids create a self-care plan?

30:40 - What do you look for in a “safe friend”?

33:30 - Why you need a “toolbox” of friends.

36:00 - What is self-care?

36:45 - How can parents have more empathy?

38:00 - Who are the safe adults in your kids’ lives that they can talk to?

40:00 - Do you take offense to your kids not bringing you their problems?

42:00 - How has emotional intelligence impacted your life?

45:30 - How can people support Kid In The Corner?