The CAFÉ TA Center invites you to attend A Conversation on Mental Health Recovery, Wellness, and Entrepreneurship with author and advocate Bill McKnight at 10 AM ET on Tuesday, November 4th.
People with lived experience often have complicated histories, and non-traditional experiences when it comes to work and professional development. They also have unique perspectives and valuable insight that can help others navigate their way to wellness. By taking an entrepreneurial path, some advocates are able to use their experience to support themselves while also demonstrating the value of recovery and helping others along the way.
This CAFÉ TAC webinar will feature a 90-minute conversation with one such entrepreneurial advocate, Bill McKnight. Bill has lived with a mental health condition since 1983 and has been writing since 2003. His first book, Loud Silence, was published in 2012. Since his initial stay in a psychiatric hospital in Belfast, he has committed himself to a simple mission. “If ever I get well enough I want to reach out to people who are going through what I’ve gone through.” That mission has led him to write six books, speak at international conferences, share essays, and appear on radio and TV.
Bill will share what he’s learned over his 40+ years of writing and talking about his experience, the ups and downs of the writing business, and the many memorable moments along his path of advocacy and entrepreneurship.
Join us to
- Understand the value of using lived mental health experience as a basis for entrepreneurial efforts.
- Gain insight into alternative paths to wellness, recovery, and self-sufficiency.
- Engage in an intentional space for community sharing, co-learning, and peer-to-peer support.
Whether you are considering turning your own lived experience into an opportunity for entrepreneurship, or if you just want to talk about using your story as an advocacy tool, this is the conversation for you!