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This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. Have you ever felt overwhelmed about how to get mental health treatment for yourself or for a loved one?

Have you ever thought treatment might work for other people, but just not for you? Do you ever

question if you're going to feel better? If you answered yes to any of those questions,

this episode is for you. I'm talking to Johnny Crowder. Johnny has an incredible story. He

experienced major problems with mental illness, and for a long time, he couldn't find any

treatment options that worked. There were times when he felt completely hopeless, and he thought

he would never feel better. He even attempted suicide. But fortunately, Johnny survived,

and he eventually found treatment strategies that work for him. And now, he's the CEO of a mental health

company, and he travels the world speaking to audiences about mental health. He's got a popular

TEDx talk that has been viewed more than one million times. Johnny's story is one that I think

you'll like. It's filled with hope and shows that sometimes the path to

treatment is kind of winding and untraditional. And what eventually helps people the most

doesn't always have to be found inside a therapist's office. He explains how he changed his brain

with a variety of methods. And now he's inspired to help other people. Some of the things he talks about today

are how he finally found a therapist that he found helpful, the non-traditional forms of treatment

that helped him heal, and the steps he continues to take to manage his mental health.

Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for The Therapist Take. It's the part of

the show where I'll give you my take on Johnny's strategies and share how you can apply them to your own life. So here's Johnny Crowder on how to find the mental health resources that work for you. Johnny Crowder, welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. Thank you for having me on your boat.

Absolutely. Well, I love your story because so many people tend to separate mental health from work these days. You found a way to make mental health

essentially your job, right? Yeah, that was definitely an M-night Sharmelon-type plot twist in my life.

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