paddy carver
This post was written more than five years ago. I may still stand by it, but I may not. I try to grow as a person over time, and that inevitably means some of the stuff I wrote or thought before is embarrassing now, just like the things I write and think now will hopefully embarrass me in the future. I try to leave that old content up to preserve links and not pretend it didn’t happen, but that doesn’t mean I still endorse it. If you’re curious whether I still stand by this post, the best way to find out is to just ask me.
In August, I was fortunate enough to be invited to EngineYard’s Distill conference in San Francisco to speak about my experiences with mental illness.
The talk was sponsored by EngineYard’s Prompt program, which sponsors almost all my talks on mental illness in tech. I can’t give them enough credit for this program.
If you aren’t following Prompt on Twitter, you should be. And if you’re not certified in Mental Health First Aid (I am!), you totally should be. It’s absolutely worth your time. You’ll use it.
A video of the panel is available on Vimeo.