
How'd it Happen?
Hi, I’m Mike Malatesta, the creator and host of the "How'd it Happen?" podcast. On the podcast, I have meaningful conversations with some of the most successful people about how that success happened to them. My guests include Entrepreneurs, Athletes, Physicians, Non-Profit & Academic Leaders, Consultants, Financial Experts, Authors, Moon Shot Explorers, and more. I dig in deep with every guest to get to the roots of their success. To discover not just how it happened but why it matters. My mission is to expose and share the ideas and clues you need to Inspire, Activate, and Maximize the greatness in you.
How'd it Happen?
Johnny Crowder - At 25, I Finally Felt Healthy Enough to be a Person
All of us have been through challenges that no one else has been through, and those circumstances give you a license to speak to people that have been through challenges as well. It gives you an opportunity to help people while already having the credibility and experience to do so. Pain can be a gift if we allow it to, so today’s guest encourages us to turn our pain into purpose and use it to help others. Your pain gives you a license whether you use it or not, so might as well put it to use. Johnny Crowder has an amazingly inspirational story of doing just that,
Johnny Crowder is a resilience, well-being, and mental health expert. He is also a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist, and Founder and CEO of Cope Notes®. Johnny gives people practical self-care tools and mental health strategies that they can start using now to improve their emotional health and well-being. With infectious positivity, humor, and authenticity, this trauma survivor and Certified Recovery Peer Specialist shows audiences why opening up about mental health is the key to coping. Whether he’s discussing ordinary, everyday struggles or challenges like anxiety, depression, addiction, burnout, and compassion fatigue, Johnny confronts the myths that keep people stuck. As he explains in his 2020 TEDx Talk which has been viewed over one million times, good mental health is like physical health. Quick fixes and miracle cures don’t work. Johnny provides people with a toolkit of self-care and wellness techniques that rewire the brain for positivity over time.
In this episode of the How’d It Happen podcast, Johnny shares about growing up in an abusive household, the miracles that happened to get him help, bodybuilding and OCD, why he feels like a 5-year-old, and how the idea for his company, Cope Notes, got off the ground. Johnny is super likable, super relatable, and super inspirational.
Key highlights:
- Going from being unable to speak to others and make eye contact, to now speaking on stages and helping hundreds of thousands of people
- How Johnny started his business Cope Notes
- Johnny explains neuroplasticity and how people are malleable and have the ability to heal their mental health
- Why journaling builds emotional intelligence
Episode resources:
Try Cope Notes for free: copenotes.com/subscribe/#subscribe-form
Connect with Johnny Crowder:
Instagram: @johnnycrowderlovesyou
Website: johnnycrowder.com | copenotes.com
Facebook: Johnny Crowder
LinkedIn: Johnny Crowder
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