#Be_Kind
In a world optimized for speed, outrage, and performance, kindness is often dismissed as soft. It isn’t. It’s infrastructure. It shapes how we lead, how we listen, and how we build systems that actually work for people.
Kindness doesn’t mean avoiding hard truths. It means delivering them with care. It doesn’t lower standards; it elevates trust.
Be kind. Because in the long run, the strongest and most durable systems in the Digital Age must find a way to combine excellence and humanity.
Leadership isn’t defined by titles—it’s shaped by alignment, empathy, and a commitment to service.
In my latest Forbes article, Four Career-Changing Lessons From Psychiatry’s National Leaders at APA, I spoke with Theresa M. Miskimen Rivera, MD (President, American Psychiatric Association), Marketa M. Wills, MD, MBA, FAPA (CEO, American Psychiatric Association), and Rawle Andrews, Esq. (Executive Director, APA Foundation) about what truly sustains meaningful careers in psychiatry—self-awareness, effective communication, and grounding our work in compassion and purpose.
Grateful for their leadership and willingness to share their insights.
Link in bio!
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Dr. Mena Mirhom, MD, FAPA
Board-Certified, Columbia-Trained Psychiatrist
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📞 (323) 389-7260
🩺 Now accepting new patients
@TheresaMiskimenRivera@MarketaWills@RawleAndrews@APAFoundation@forbes
Please join us in congratulating our Executive Director, @mr_rawle , on receiving the @dontmindme Foundation’s 2026 Action Award 🎉👏 The Action Award honors leaders who demonstrate exceptional commitment to driving meaningful change in mental health awareness and access. We’re grateful for the servant’s heart and strategic acumen Rawle brings to his work overseeing our programs and public education. Comment below to help us celebrate!
🗣️Awareness alone isn’t enough. It’s time for action.
Athletes for Hope and the Athlete Mental Health Alliance are proud to host Virtual Advocacy Day on May 13th — a two-hour event bringing together athletes, policymakers, and leading mental health organizations to move the needle on athlete mental health policy and support.
You’ll hear from:
@monteeball — Game Plan Life Foundation & Athletes for Hope Ambassador
@drmirhom — Athletes for Hope
@mr_rawle — APA Foundation
@brigshulze — Sarah Shulze Foundation
@ginammeyer — Katie’s Save
Moderated by Doria Josma — Athlete Mental Health Alliance
This is a rare opportunity to sit at the table where policy meets purpose — and to use your voice to advocate for the mental wellbeing of athletes at every level.
📅 May 13, 2026 | 🕐 1–3 PM ET | 💻 Free Virtual Event
🔗 Register now at athletesforhope.org — link in bio.
Because when athletes speak, the world listens.
#AdvocacyDay #mentalhealthawareness #AFHWellbeing #AthletesMentalHealth
On April 22, the Training the Mind Series™ will activate at the Houston Dynamo FC match against San Diego FC, bringing a physician-led perspective on performance, pressure, and psychological well-being into the live sport environment.
The pre-game experience will take place from 4:45–6:00 PM in the Jameson Club at Shell Energy Stadium, featuring curated programming and networking ahead of kick-off. The evening includes a panel discussion in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Foundation and the American Board of Sports & Performance Psychiatry.
Panelists include:
▫️ Brook Choulet, M.D., Founder, Choulet Performance Psychiatry®
▫️ Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq., Executive Director, American Psychiatric Association Foundation
▫️ Stacey Steele, WISE Scholarship Program
Designed to meet athletes, fans, and stakeholders where sport already lives, Training the Mind™ reframes mental health as a skillset to be trained in support of performance, longevity, and overall well-being.
Proceeds and impact support beneficiary partners including the American Psychiatric Foundation and the American Board of Sports & Performance Psychiatry.
🎟 Tickets available at /groups/houstondynamofc/sales/-343
📍 Shell Energy Stadium | Jameson Club
🗓 April 22
#TrainingTheMindSeries™ #HoustonDynamo #APF #ABSPP #EarnToLearn
Many athletes across all levels of sport struggle with mental health – including bouts of anxiety and depression.
🎧 Listen to Rawle Andrews Jr. (@mr_rawle ) of the @apa_foundation break down how these common conditions manifest – and how they differ from each other.
Because not all struggles look the same… and they shouldn’t be treated the same either. Awareness is the first step toward real support.
🎥 Watch the full panel on our YouTube channel, and find more resources for #AthleteWellbeing at athletewellbeing.org
#MentalHealthMatters #AthletesForHope #EndTheStigma
“Where We #Live & #Learn: Late March - The Work Between Seasons”
There’s something honest about late March. It’s not quite winter, not fully spring. It’s the in-between time when “The Why” of our New Year’s Resolutions” often needs some help finding a “Why Now”.
This also is where our operational plans are tested. Where purpose is refined. Where alignment either tightens or fractures.
Growth doesn’t always announce itself in March. But it’s happening.
Let’s stay with the work, and make it matter.
#Grit #Grind #Resilience
