Be Social Change Member Sandy Rocourt is a mental health advocate, speaker, and educator who works with individuals through coaching and workshops. After overcoming a series of personal tragedies and the grief and loneliness that came with them, Sandy is passionate about helping others with their mental health and building lifelong meaningful connections. Her motto is, “building emotional, social connections that are human, that are authentic and genuine and open, honest and emotionally vulnerable.”
Along with grief groups and Be Social Change workshops, Sandy emphasizes how important writing and journaling were to her progress, a tool she learned at NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Currently, as she grows her public speaking and coaching career, Sandy supports fellow NAMI peers. She is also an advocate for the Suicide Hotline number, 988, instead of the 911 number to be used for mental health emergencies, so that trained counselors can respond to those important calls. She adds that many cops aren’t trained to work with people who suffer from mental health issues, and can even react poorly in these situations. “Along with being a speaker, I want to impact people’s lives on becoming more aware of their emotions and to start building real life social connections with people that matter to them.”
In 2016 Sandy met Marcos, Be Social Change’s Co-Founder, who coached her through overcoming social anxiety to make new connections, as well as how to blog and define her personal branding. Sandy also credits Be Social Change workshops for exposing her to new issue areas such as food sustainability, referencing a fireside chat with the founder of Dos Toros in NYC where she also learned about B Corps (businesses that emphasize positive environmental, social, and governance-related impact). Sandy’s work is of crucial importance especially during quarantine.
You can learn more about Sandy here, on Pinterest, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
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