74: Throwback #3—Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health with Danielle Liss

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode is another powerful one in my throwback series which will be running over the coming weeks while I take some time to work on my writing. As I’ve mentioned before, I absolutely love throwbacks because they give us all the chance to reflect and see if we have been applying the information and strategies offered in these episodes, and to determine what we may need to do differently or where we may need to take more action in these areas. So once again, whether you’ve heard them before, or whether this is your first time, you are going to get something valuable out of these episodes, which just happen to be some of my favorites, so get your notepad ready and prepare yourself to soak up the knowledge and wisdom that is coming your way.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This particular episode features Danielle Liss, a lawyer based in Las Vegas who specializes in streamlining every conceivable legal hurdle for small business owners. To give you an idea of her impressive resume, she’s the founder and CEO of Businessese (which specializes in DIY legal templates), the owner of Liss Legal, the full-time general counsel for an eight figure digital health and fitness company, and, to boot, she’s been named one of the top lawyers in Las Vegas for the last two years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Danielle has also struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for a very long time, and, after finally receiving treatment for her condition, she now advocates for pushing the conversation about mental health into the open so everybody can become more comfortable with it. In fact, it was while I was coaching Danielle that she chose to address her OCD and not settle for what life and her mind had thrown her way.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this interview, Danielle discusses her history with this condition, explains why sufferers of mental illness should be open to medication and why it’s nothing to be ashamed of, and examines how