The Importance of Speaking Out, with Karena Dawn, Founder of The Big Silence and Tone It Up
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Lindsay Pinchuk
5 • 854 Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2022
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In support of mental health awareness month, it was only appropriate to shine a light on the topic. In today’s episode, Lindsay Pinchuk is joined in conversation with Karena Dawn, Founder of The Big Silence for an eye-opening discussion about the importance of opening up about our mental health struggles.
Many of us would recognize Karena as one of the Co-Founders of the popular fitness brand Tone It Up. While Karena is passionate about fitness, her reason behind it is less known. Growing up, Karena experienced firsthand the impact of mental health challenges. After her mother was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, Karena spent the remainder of her childhood repressing emotions of guilt and shame that ultimately led to a suicide attempt. It wasn’t until Karena found fitness, that she was able to begin healing from the trauma onset by her childhood. From her own experience, Karena knows that suffering in silence only reinforces the stigma and strengthens the barriers that prevent true healing. As a way to erase the stigma, and promote acceptance, Karena founded The Big Silence Foundation where she is dedicated to inspiring others to open up about their struggles.
Tune into this episode of Dear FoundHer… for an important conversation about mental health. Learn more about the importance of breaking the stigma, finding a support system, and how Karena is continuing her mother’s legacy through her nonprofit organization.
Quotes
• “Eating healthy, meditation, moving my body, and getting in nature is the therapy that literally saved me.” (09:59-10:08)
• “With mental illness, it's not just about those who have it, but the family members as well. They also need help because you can have situational depression, or suicidal tendencies because of what you're going through.” (16:46-16:17:00)
• “I think our generation, and generations to come, are going to openly talk about mental health without feeling uncomfortable.” (18:39-18:45)
• “While running a non-profit, it is important that you have a good executive director who's very experienced. Because when you have a mission, you have to do it right.” (32:35-32:45)
Connect with Karena Dawn:
Website: http://www.thebigsilence.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.big.silence/
Karena’s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/karenadawn
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| 0:00.0 | Dear Founder, as you know, there's no blueprint for entrepreneurship. You wear so many hats, |
| 0:09.7 | you burn the men'side oil, you pour your heart and soul into everything that you do. But without a |
| 0:14.7 | doubt, the journey is worth every single second that you put into it. I'm Lindsay Pinchuk, |
| 0:20.5 | host of the Dear Founder podcast. I say this |
| 0:23.3 | because I've lived it for over a decade. I started my first company with $500 in my pocket and a |
| 0:29.1 | baby in my belly. I grew it and I sold it all. This podcast is my weekly letter to you. We'll talk |
| 0:36.1 | all things starting, growing, nurturing, and in some |
| 0:39.7 | cases even selling a business. Together with some of my closest contacts, I'm here to help you find |
| 0:45.1 | your own success, whatever that means to you. The ride as a founder is the ride of your life. |
| 0:50.8 | So come on and join me for another episode that will get you one step closer to |
| 0:54.9 | reaching your own founder goals. Welcome back to another episode of Dear Founder. Well, we're |
| 1:01.8 | celebrating moms all month long here in the podcast. We are also shedding light on something |
| 1:06.5 | incredibly important. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and today on the podcast is a guest |
| 1:11.7 | who's helping to break down the stigma that comes along with mental health issues. |
| 1:16.1 | Karina Dawn is a force to be reckoned with, and I'm so excited to introduce her to you. |
| 1:22.5 | But before we get into today's episode, I want to give you just a little sneak peek about something I have |
| 1:27.1 | coming up, and it's a result of a lot of you asking me for more ways to work with me. |
| 1:33.3 | My social media for small business seven-day masterclass finished last week, and the doors are now |
| 1:39.0 | open for an amazing new way to work with me. I'm really excited to launch an incredible new program called |
| 1:45.4 | Big Impact Marketing for Small Business with little to no budget. This is the same exact |
| 1:51.6 | method that I use with my one-on-one coaching clients to create a marketing plan that they can |
| 1:59.9 | absolutely utilize as a solopreneur or a small business. |
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