On Wednesday, December 2, the Nichols School community was fortunate to welcome award-winning speaker Ross Szabo for a series of presentations for Nichols students and families. Szabo is the Wellness Director at the Geffen Institute at UCLA, CEO of the Human Power Project and author of “Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health – A Guide for Young Adults.”

 

This event was made possible by the One Last Goal Foundation, created by the Benedict family to honor the late Matthew Benedict ’11 and promote mental health discussion and awareness.

 

Szabo’s presentations focused on what it means to find balanced mental health, why it’s important to have open conversations about mental health and seek help when needed, how to effectively talk to others about mental health and how to cope with stress and anxiety. Szabo shared personal experiences that affected his mental health and how he learned to grow from those experiences.