A Tangible Way To Show You Care: The Better Box / Interview with Sarah Angle

Today, I’m talking to Sarah Angle, the founder of The Better Box. 

The Better Box was born after experiencing mental health challenges with her ex-husband and now as a college professor. Sarah watches many of her students struggle with anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. The Better Box was designed to bridge the gap between counseling and clinical intervention. It gives people something to do, touch, smell, and feel in the moment.

Let’s dig in!

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What You Will Learn: 

• The Better Box: what it is and how you can use it for someone in your life who is depressed. 
• The signs of depression in teens and the role that shame has with depression.  
• The signs of depression that Sarah missed with her husband.
• The importance of having open conversations about feelings and mental health with our kids. 
• How a daily gratitude journal can change your mind. 
• How connection with others impacts the brain. 
• The difference The Better Box is making in schools.

Where you can find The Better Box:

• Website: https://www.yourbetterbox.org/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/your_betterbox/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourBetterBox

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