Seth Kahn's Journey Transforms Mental Health Advocacy in America

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me the World

Tony Mantor

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Send us a text Seth Kahn shares his journey from personal tragedy to leading a national movement against mental health stigma after his mother developed schizophrenia when he was 10 years old. His experience pioneering frameworks for grand challenges led him to launch Stop Stigma Together, a collaborative initiative uniting major mental health organizations to eliminate stigma around mental health and substance use disorders. • Seth's mother developed schizophrenia when he was 10, dest...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me, the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mantor.
0:11.0	Broadcasting from Music City, USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories.
0:21.5	Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry.
0:25.5	Real life people who will inspire and show that you are not alone in this world.
0:34.8	Hopefully you gain more awareness, acceptance, and a better understanding for autism
0:41.5	around the world.
0:51.8	Hi, I'm Tony Maito. Welcome to Why Not Me the World, Humanity Over Hankus, the Silent Crisis Special Event.
0:59.3	Joining us today is Seth Khan. He is a renowned strategist and expert tackling complex global challenges.
1:07.2	With a background at the World Bank, an extensive experience, he pioneered frameworks
1:13.2	for addressing grand challenges to tackle pressing global issues. Known for uniting diverse
1:20.0	organizations and driving systematic change, Seth focuses on creating social movements
1:26.0	and mobilizing collective action.
1:28.9	He has such an incredible story to tell, and we're happy to have him here.
1:33.3	Thanks for coming on.
1:34.8	Well, I'm happy to be here.
1:36.2	It's definitely an activity of passion of mine, so I appreciate being invited to the show.
1:41.0	It's my pleasure. Glad to have you here.
1:43.7	So how did you get started in this?
1:45.6	You and I talked about the grand challenge work that I do, and that's what got me to the mental
1:49.9	health work. When I was a kid, when I was 10 years old, my mother developed schizophrenia. It was a
1:55.7	game changer for my family. It destroyed my family. It was in 1969. My dad didn't know what was going on. It was horrific for me.
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