#29 - Undergoing A Human Metamorphosis with Meg Zeenat Wamithi

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On today’s episode, I talk to Meg Zeenat Wamithi about turning your pain into purpose, owning your mental health and using your experiences as fuel to make a difference to others. 

In this episode Meg takes us on a journey on how her battle to find help and resources for what she was experiencing regarding her mental health has led her to be a revolutionary leader and change maker in the mental health field for young people. Meg has made it her mission to ensure that no one experiences the same struggles she did when seeking help for their mental health and has grown a mental health campaign that started out to raise awareness and provide research to the government into a forward thinking, game changing research and development company, and virtual mental health gym.

Meg not only informs us of the issues surrounding being ill informed about mental health and where you can find resources but she empowers us to own our pain, own our experiences and shows us how she has turned her trauma into her super power, and how she's using this to help others. In this episode we unpack and delve into the ways we as individuals can look after our mental health and how we can help others. We also touch on topics such as Meg’s lockdown journey, politics, building meaningful relationships and much more. 

About Meg Zeenat Wamithi

Meg Zeenat Wamithi is a revolutionary young leader and powerful advocate for the importance of tackling mental health, especially among young people.

Inspired by her own difficult experiences, Meg created My Mind Matters Too, an innovation hub which connects 16-25-year-olds with resources, services and content to help them live mentally healthier lives. Over the years, her work has seen her recognised as an award-winning mental health campaigner and consultant. Her commitment to changing the world for the better has seen her champion anti-bullying in schools, inclusivity and diversity on university campuses, the evolution of school curriculums and mental health services in public policy, as well as championing young people’s voices in politics.

Meg is currently studying for her BA in philosophy, politics and economics at King's College London. Alongside her degree, Meg is an international public speaker and workshop facilitator, an ambassador for One Young World - a premier global platform for young leaders aged 18-30, and sits on the Advisory board for Becoming X - the education organisation co-founded by Bear Grylls and Paul Gurney. Meg also works with Ealing Council as a mental health project coordinator and is truly breaking barriers and revolutionizing the way in which mental health is seen and approached by society. In 2019 Meg won a Diana Award for all the work she has been doing to champion mental health within the youth community. She is truly a force to be reckoned with. 

Resources:

·         Company Website: www.megzeenatwamithi.com

·         Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meg-zeenat-wamithi-46781513b/

·         Twitter: @meg_wamithi 

·         Instagram:  @megzeenatwamithi

 
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