Seizing opportunities with Danielle Bridge of Black Minds Matter UK

About this episode

Danielle Bridge discusses her journey to leadership in mental health advocacy and the impact of societal issues on the Black community.

From a challenging childhood to leadership of a ground breaking charity, Danielle Bridge has built her successful career out of being open to the range of opportunities that have come her way. In this episode of Leading Lights, MOREVER Managing Director, Abi Mellor talks with the Chief Executive of Black Minds Matter UK about her role as the leader of a charity helping the Black community to access the mental health resources they need for better mental health, or to recover from mental illness. This conversation covers a lot of ground. The mental illness challenges within Danielle’s own family that shaped her childhood. How being ‘unprescriptive’ has unlocked the opportunities that have led her into leadership. Her ‘driving force’ to do something with purpose. How she came to found ABC Life Support, a first aid training organisation. How the murder of George Floyd propelled her into her current role. Her thoughts on what she calls out as the ‘life epidemic’ impacting mental health. Her concerns around the impact on the Black community of the current political climate and the development of AI. About Black Minds Matter UK Black Minds Matter UK is a registered charity connecting…

People in this episode

Host: Abi Mellor

Guest: Danielle Bridge

Topics covered

• mental health
• leadership
• charity
• Black community
• opportunities
• personal growth

Keywords

• mental health
• Black Minds Matter UK
• leadership
• charity
• opportunities
• George Floyd
• ABC Life Support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Minds Matter UK, ABC Life Support

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