Brilliant You Podcast With Janet Zaretsky

Hi, how are you? No. Really, how are you? It’s a question that we ask and answer everyday but all too often, there’s no weight to our query. It’s just a passing greeting. My guest on the podcast this episode knows first hand how impactful that question can be when it’s asked and answered earnestly. That when we really ask, and we truthfully answer, we give space to a discussion about our feelings and our mental health. Courtney Blanton is the Executive Director of the Hi How Are You Foundation, an Austin-based, nonprofit organization that raises awareness, and funds research around mental health issues. It also works to erase the taboo associated with being open and discussing mental health issues. In this episode of the Brilliant You Podcast, she shares her truth about living with depression, learning to confidently give voice to her reality, and pivot from running a interior design business (for 17 years) to the nonprofit world. Starting the foundation came from her desire to decrease the stigma around ment