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Attitude of Gratitude: Day Six

Recently, mental health speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden was busy packing for a trip to Houston. He was feeling good – ready to tackle his day when he got a message from a friend who was struggling with some issues and is in counseling. Right away, it hit him that he wished he […]

Attitude of Gratitude: Day Five

Mental health speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden recorded Episode 51 of The BOOM Podcast in the parking lot of Oregon-Davis High School in beautiful Hamlet, Indiana. Embrace the Differences What are you grateful for today? Sometimes it’s tough to pinpoint exactly what it is that we are grateful for on any given day […]

Attitude of Gratitude: Day Four

Appreciating the Moments in Your Life Mental health speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden came to us live from Burlington, Vermont for Episode 50 of The Boom Podcast – in an unlikely situation for a podcast: The side of the highway. He was driving in from a speaking engagement in New York, and was […]

Attitude of Gratitude: Day Three

If you are at all familiar with Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden, you already know that he is passionate about being fully transparent. This includes in large part the fact that he is a man who lives with mental illness, and he is a staunch advocate for mental health. He also believes that mental illness […]

Attitude of Gratitude: Day Two

What are you doing to take care of yourself? According to mental health speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden, most of tend to get so busy “on the grind” – with work, family obligations and myriad other daily activities – that we forget about the value of self-care. There was a time in Jeff’s […]

Attitude of Gratitude: Day One

Beginning with episode 44 of his BOOM Podcast, Amazon bestselling author and mental health speaker Jeff Yalden has been laying out simple, daily messages about living a life of gratitude. Gratitude is a key component of a life well lived, bringing us into a state that makes us part of a bigger picture and allowing […]

The Importance of Journaling – With Mike Veny

Jeff Yalden and Mike Veny are two of the top mental health speakers in the country. They have also been friends for some time. Yalden hosted Veny over Thanksgiving for a couple days at his home in Murrells Inlet, just outside beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In addition to enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, this […]

Jeff Yalden Visits Cresco, Iowa, for Suicide Awareness Events

Last month, mental health speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden traveled to Cresco, Iowa at the invitation of Becky and Mike Bina. Their son, Kyler, made the forever decision to end his life in April, at just 16 years old – and despite the crushing and tragic loss of their son, the couple decided […]

Jeff Yalden: Lessons About Mental Illness

In episode 47 of The BOOM Podcast, Amazon bestselling author and mental health speaker Jeff Yalden spoke from the heart about his struggles with mental illness as well as his views on the state of mental health in the United States. The one key fact Yalden wants those struggling with mental health issues to understand […]

Jeff Yalden Inspires at Florida NAMI Event

On Thursday, October 5, mental health speaker and Amazon bestselling author Jeff Yalden spoke at the Pasco County, Florida chapter of NAMI – the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Yalden said NAMI is a nonprofit that helps millions of Americans who live with mental illness every single day According to its website, there are nearly […]