She'll Go First
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Jessica Minhas is a human rights and mental health advocate, journalist, public speaker, and the Founder and CEO of I'll Go First. I’ll Go First is 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding and supporting mental health and trauma recovery care in underserved and vulnerable communities around the world using storytelling and mobile technology. This pursuit is borne from passion– everything Jessica does is colored by a commitment to shed light on issues normally silenced in shame, and offer hope to those without it.
In this episode, Jess & Nikki discuss the journey of racial discovery as two racially ambiguous women, the power of therapy and mental health care, the generational impact of alcoholism & addiction, navigating loss & grief, living life with a chronic illness, embracing the life-changing power of sharing your story and her upcoming book and app supporting trauma survivors.
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Enslaved: from victim to victor: Jessica Minhas at TEDxFiDiWomen
Healing is Possible | Jessica Minhas | TEDxGunnHighSchool
Vox Video: How Down Syndrome Became a New Front in the Abortion Wars
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MEET THE HOST: NIKKI INNOCENT
I’ve never been one to be put in a category or fit under one label so here are a few descriptors I identify with: Connector. Empath. Inclusion Advocate. Creator of Safe Spaces in the Gray Area. Women’s Leadership Coach. Hype Woman. Story Fiend. Lover of Conversation. Former Corporate Marketer.