003 | Stacy Cashmore - Tech Explorer DevOps & Speaker #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

We dedicate this episode in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week, with our inspiring guest Stacy Cashmore, Tech Explorer DevOps at Omniplan in Amsterdam.  She has worked in IT since the middle of the 1990s, for the last couple of years has been honoured to be able to call herself a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies.   

Stacy has been giving talks at conferences and meetups since 2019, using her love of learning to look into new technologies and ways of working. She is also passionate about raising awareness of mental health issues and removing the stigma of talking about them.  

In this episode, Stacy talks openly about her own mental health journey & we discuss:

- How we can break the stigma surrounding mental illness and treatment. 

- The importance of normalizing conversations around our mental health. 

- Overcoming the feeling of being a 'burden' when seeking help.  

- How we can best support those around us who are suffering from Mental Health or Anxiety. 

- Why vulnerability is our greatest strength.  

- The benefits of coming out of your comfort zone.  

& much more! 

#MentalHealthAwareness