This summer, I thought that the coronavirus had shut down my internship opportunities, and I was scared that I was going to have nothing to do and would be incredibly bored, until the founder of the Flawless Foundation, Janine Francolini, told me that I was still able to work for the Flawless Foundation remotely! I…
I started my internship with the Flawless Foundation during my senior year of high school. Throughout the past year, I have been able to learn valuable communication skills and much more about working in the field of mental health. I have been able to expand my education about brain health outside of my high school…
Georgie Hi, I’m Georgie Blenkey from Secaucus, New Jersey. I’m going into my junior year at Columbia College Chicago where I’m studying Advertising Art Direction and Graphic Design! In my internship with Flawless, my main role is in social media, particularly Instagram. I joined Team Flawless almost two years ago as a freshman in college,…
Kids do well if they can. People do well if they can. Teachers do well if they can. Police officers do well if they can. In response to videos of police brutality, the issue of racial inequality has been brought to the forefront of our awareness, with Black Lives Matter protests held in all 50…
It’s no secret that 2020 has been a challenging one, which makes it more important than ever to learn how to find wellness and ways to regulate ourselves. That is why our Flawless Friend Ife Lenard, MSW, EdM and Ericka Echavarria, LMSW, JD hosted the webinar How Can We Be Daringly and Radically-Well During Times…
Three impactful brain health organizations came together to further the cause for student-athlete mental health. D1on1, Dam Worth It, and Hilinski’s Hope hosted a virtual mental health conference for college athletes aimed at changing the conversation about mental health by empowering and connecting athletes with one another. The 2-hour zoom gathering focused on a variety…
By: Joseph Rubsamen Flawless Intern & Founder of Shoes2You Social determinants of health are conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. Economic insecurity is one of the most powerful social determinants of health;…
By: Joseph Rubsamen Flawless Intern Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) is an approach taught by Think:Kids based out of Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Stuart Ablon is the Director of Think:Kids and uses the philosophy that “kids do well if they can, rather than the more common belief that kids would do well if they simply wanted…
If you have been feeling uncertain or even a bit anxious, Dr. Marc Brackett wants you to know that you are not alone. In a live webinar with Mental Health America called “Strategies for Healthy Emotion Regulation During Uncertain Times”, Dr. Brackett provided tips and advice to help us learn to be better at self-regulation.…
By: Tre Gabriel Flawless Fellow From an outside perspective, Justin Furstenfeld seemed to have it all in life. He is a successful record producer, artist, and the lead singer of the American Alt / Rock band, Blue October. As a hit musician touring around the country, he lived the rockstar dream that many people dream…