SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & PUBLICATIONS
- Beth’s story of living with bipolar disorder was featured as one of four in Silent Images’ documentary Compass & Light: A Series on Mental Health, 2018 silentimages.org
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Guest appearance on Fox 46 Good Day Charlotte on behalf of HopeWay, Charlotte’s nonprofit mental health center for adults, 2018
- Featured speaker for Church at Charlotte Mental Health Panel Discussion, 2018
- Featured speaker for Mental Health: A Journey Toward Wholeness For All: Myers Park United Methodist Church , 2018
- Featured Keynote speaker in Charlotte Country Day School Parent Speaker Series: “Living, Surviving and Thriving with a Mental Illness.” Charlotte Country Day School, Upper School Campus, 2018
- Keynote speaker: “Living, Surviving and Thriving with a Mental Illness.” Charlotte Country Day School, Middle School Campus, 2018
- Beth featured in “Unsung Heroes of 2017” in the Charlotte Observer, 2018
- Keynote speaker for Mental Health Series: Understanding Mental Illness, “One Woman’s Story- Living, Surviving, and Thriving with a Mental Illness.” Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2017
- Featured Keynote speaker at Mental Health Forum: Caldwell Presbyterian Church, 2017
- Keynote speaker for Faith Communicators: Myers Park Baptist Church, 2017
- Keynote speaker on “Speaking Out…Spreading Hope…and Walking in Faith: A Personal Story of Living with a Mental Illness” Monteagle Sunday School, Monteagle, TN, 2016
- Volunteer and Mental Health Advocate for HopeWay Foundation, 2015-Present
- Interview published in The Charlotte Observer to help promote HopeWay Foundation, 2015-2016
- Interview appearance on WBTV 6PM newscast promoting HopeWay Foundation, 2015-2016
- Featured speaker in production of promotional video series on mental health issues for HopeWay Foundation, 2015-2016
- Publication as a feature story on a personal mental health journey in South Park Life Magazine, 2015
- Publication as one of feature stories in Angels In Our Midst by nationally acclaimed artist and author Anne Neilson, 2014
- Keynote speaker providing three-part workshop series on mental health issues: St. Michaels Episcopal Church, Raleigh, NC, 2012
- Keynote speaker on mental health issues at Annual Mother- Daughter Evening Event: Christ Church, Raleigh, NC, 2011
- Keynote speaker providing three-part workshop series on mental health issues: Christ Episcopal Church, Charlotte, NC, 2010
- Keynote speaker providing three-part workshop series on mental health issues: Providence United Methodist Church, Charlotte, NC, 2010
- Keynote speaker providing three-part workshop series on mental health issues: Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC, 2009
- Keynote speaker providing three-part workshop series on mental health issues: First Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC, 2009
- Featured Speaker in Sunday School on mental health issues: Christ Episcopal Church, Charlotte NC, 2008
- Board Member & Mental Health Advocate: Mental Health Association of the Central Carolinas, 2001-2007
- Keynote Speaker on mental health issues: Mental Health Association of Central Carolinas Spring Fundraiser Breakfast, 2001
Beth Purdy 