Meet Brittany Richmond, MS

Student Speaker & Anxiety Expert

Brittany Richmond is an energetic, charismatic communicator and a mental health expert of 10+ years. Right after high school, Brittany was diagnosed with multiple anxiety disorders (including an impulse control disorder) which led her into the field of counseling and psychology. From there, she has made it her mission to not only end the stigma, but "hug as many young people hurting" as she can with her story and her voice.

Brittany uses her own battle with mental health to inspire students and staff, but most importantly, let them know that they are not alone; and that there is help and hope. When Brittany shares her life with anxiety, she tells compelling, relatable stories from what peer pressure was like, people-pleasing, even social anxiety which led to her being a 2x college drop out. She says, what changed her life in her own mental health battle was learning to lean into the things that brought her joy, which led to strong offensive coping strategies and creating structure in her daily routine.  Brittany's energy and knowledge instantly draws audience memebers in as she creates a safe place to be vulnerable and compassionate - to connect with others and help them start to build, develop and implement proactive coping strategies.

Brittany is a sought after teen mental health speaker and is a popular anxiety expert. She has given presentations across the country at conferences, conventions, school assemblies, and other large student events. She is one of only about 13 active women speakers in the youth market today!

While Brittany does love speaking and inspiring students, she loves her husband and cats even more! She also loves rockin' out in her vintage band tees and sequins while listening to 80s hair bands. If she’s not riding on her Peloton, you might find her at a St Louis Cardinals game, drinking coffee at a local coffee shop, or binge watching Christmas Movies or Gilmore Girls on her couch - she lovingly calls herself, a "hot-mess express, in a good way!" She lives in Green Valley, Illinois with her husband Zach and cat Missy. She can be reached through her Instagram at @thebrittanyrichmond or website www.brittanyrichmond.com

Keynote Speech: 

Mental health, much like physical health, is a muscle that needs to be nurtured in order to get stronger. In this presentation, Brittany speaks to students looking to not only support their own mental health, but that of others as well. Relatable insights include sharing her story with anxiety and depression, creating a safe space for difficult conversations, showing students they are not alone and how to take action TODAY for good mental health!

Teens today carry a lot around with them. More so than they let people see.  

In fact, we often carry a lot seemingly well, no matter how heavy it can be. Brittany takes students through an interactive, energetic presentation in which they will get the chance to connect, hear from each other - and most importantly: know they are not alone. 

Through transformational conversations with their peers, interactive activities and empowering visuals, they will see they are not alone and how we can start to build our own personal strategies strengthening our mental health and overcoming anxiety.

These types of conversations and interactions will serve them well in leadership roles, relationships and friendships as they grow into happy, healthy humans!