Just A Cup - Adam Nemer, Simple Mental Health founder/CEO

Just A Cup - Adam Nemer, Simple Mental Health founder/CEO

From Just A Cup by Bleav

August 27, 2025 · 52 min · Episode 58

About this episode

Adam Nemer shares his personal journey with mental health challenges and the importance of mental health literacy in leadership.

In this insightful episode of Just a Cup on Bleav, host Bryan Fetzer interviews Adam Nemer, the founder of Simple Mental Health and a former executive at Kaiser Permanente. Adam shares his deeply personal journey of living with undiagnosed depression and anxiety for over two decades while leading major healthcare operations. His life changed dramatically after traumatic experiences involving the loss of both his parents—his father to suicide when Adam was 29, and his mother years later—which culminated in a mental health crisis. A pivotal moment came when a senior leader at Kaiser, recently trained in mental health first aid, recognized Adam’s struggles and encouraged him to seek help, marking the beginning of Adam’s healing journey. Adam’s story highlights the crucial role of mental health literacy in leadership and organizational culture.

People in this episode

Host: Bryan Fetzer

Guest: Adam Nemer

Topics covered

  • mental health
  • leadership
  • personal journey
  • healthcare
  • depression
  • anxiety

Keywords

  • mental health
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • leadership
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Simple Mental Health
  • personal story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Simple Mental Health, Kaiser Permanente

More episodes of Just A Cup

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Just A Cup podcast page.