The Power of Vulnerability: How Sharing Your Story Can Be Your Superpower with Brittany Richmond

Jul 4, 2023

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ANECDOTE

Personal Mental Health Journey

Brittany Richmond lived with multiple anxiety disorders and Trichotillomania starting in her teen years.
She used battle-tested strategies for 15 years and now shares them publicly to help teens.

ANECDOTE

Isolation Before Diagnosis

Brittany felt isolated and coped in self-destructive ways before diagnosis and therapy.
Receiving a diagnosis gave her choices to either remain in suffering or pursue wellness.

INSIGHT

Visibility Breaks Loneliness

Hearing a speaker who shares similar struggles often makes students feel seen and less alone.
Brittany watches students and adults react the same way: grateful for the reminder to check on 'high-functioning' kids.

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Brittany Richmond is an experienced volleyball coach and counselor. She’s also an uplifting speaker and influencer who inspires teens to manage their anxiety and overcome stigma around mental illness. Our favorite part? She’s a coach for us here at The Speaker Lab. This week on Episode 453 of The Speaker Lab podcast, she shares how she speaks about incredibly vulnerable topics in a relatable and sensitive way.

Brittany already had a lot of experience working with students, so her story offers great insight into knowing when you can make a more impact as a speaker than one-on-one. Her own experience as a youth with crippling anxiety that was invisible to even her closest loved ones informs her message about proactively evolving through mental illness to live a thriving and fulfilled life. While she normally shares her message with teens, today she’s sharing it with you too–if you’re an aspiring speaker who struggles with anxiety, Brittany’s story is sure to give you a confidence boost.

Speaking to the youth market is a difficult task–making money, finding your niche, and marketing yourself all come with a special set of challenges. Brittany has really mastered the delicate balance of relatability and relevance. While she offers hope, she also offers tactical steps that leave her listeners feeling better equipped to deal with her struggles. On the show, you’ll hear how she keeps her niche narrow so she can better serve her audience. Perhaps most powerfully, Brittany explains why she tailors her message to the person she once was–the anxious teen who just needed to hear “you’re not alone.”

You’ll also learn all about:

How to be vulnerable without oversharing
Strategies for connection and engagement with a younger audience
How TSL’s SPEAK framework gave Brittany her roadmap to speaking success
Why COVID has resulted in a greater demand for mental health speakers
How alignment with your purpose defeats insecurity about your speaker qualifications
When it’s time to let your intuition guide what you say onstage
…and so much more!

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