“Making a movie: Behind the scenes of Mental Health” with Janet Werner

The Oliver Schirach Show

In this episode I got to talk to Janet Werner. A succesfull Executive Coach, Change Management Thought Leader, Mental Health Advocate, and the driving force behind a documentary and movie on the spiritual emergency and our mental health system.

A conversation that delves into the intersection of spirituality and mental health, a journey of faith, struggle, and enlightenment. As we dive into Janet’s experiences, the creation of her project, and the broader implications for mental health practices and spiritual understanding.

We got to talk about:

• Personal Struggles, Spiritual Awakening and Spiritual Crisis
• What is a Spiritual Emergency and why does it happen
• Mental health
• Being in the psychiatric unit
• Her lessons learned from those incidences
• Documentary and Movie Making
• Idea to create a movie and later a documentary
• The struggles and perseverance to get where she is in the movie making
• The cycles of moving forward and having to stop again
• Her motivation that keeps her going
• Changing the narrative of mental health
• Alternative Approaches to mental health
• Empathy, compassion, and listening
• Training health care providers to help in spiritual crisis
• Who can you trust when the world is gone insane?

Advice:

Learn to use #empathy, #compassion, and #listening with people in distress to #help them.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

03:25 Welcome to the Oliver Schirach Show:

05:24 Getting to Know Janet Werner: A Journey of Enthusiasm and Belief

09:13 The Making of a Documentary on Mental Health: Behind the Scenes

14:18 Janet's Personal Awakening and the Path to Documentary Filmmaking

19:44 Why Didn't I Share My Spiritual Experience

22:00 A Second Spiritual Awakening: The Journey Continues

31:14 The Struggle and Triumph of Bringing a Vision to Life. I am Gonna Make a Movie

36:27 Navigating Challenges and Staying Sane in the Mental Hospital

41:02 The Start of Writing the Script for The Movie

43:40 A Pause and Reflection: The Journey of Healing of the Trauma and Patience with the Project

52:05 Rekindling the Project: New Connections and Opportunities

54:01 Perseverance and Collaboration: Moving Forward Against Odds

57:20 The Journey of Creating a Documentary and Movie. Finally

58:28 Exploring the Cycles of Life and Predictions for the Year

59:40 The Evolution of Documentary and Movie Making

01:02:05 Navigating Betrayals and Setbacks in Production. Believing in the Project

01:04:42 The Power of Community and Shared Experiences

01:07:20 How Far is the Project Now Spring 2024

01:08:24 The Role of Spiritual Experiences in Mental Health

01:12:17 False Narratives and Teachings of Indigenous People.

01:12:17 Truth is Coming Out Now

01:16:12 What is a Spiritual Emergency

01:23:49 Spiritual Awakenings. Who and Why have them?

01:27:30 The Story of Chemical Imbalance Causing Metal Disorder

01:30:00 Alternative Approaches to Mental Health and Healing

01:40:11 Have Empathy, Compassion and Listen

01:45:21 Fear of not Being Good Enough

01:48:03 Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions

Connect with Janet Werner:

President, U Have My Word LLC

www.UHaveMyWord.com

Executive Producer: Calling God to the Witness Stand™ -

Docuseries in development: Breaking DOWN, Breaking OPEN, Breaking THROUGH -

Info on her work in media, spiritual side of mental health & her story

Calling God to the Witness Stand™ -

Links & References:

Postcards From Home™ & Napkin Notes™

Herr Book “N.O. Spells NO. Y.E.S. Spells Yes. Maybe So? It’s Got to Go.”

Available on AMAZON

Connect with Oliver:

oliverschirach.jimdofree.com/

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