Cameron HeroldFounder of the COO Alliance & Invest In Your Leaders Training

Mental Health Awareness for COOs, SEEK HELP!

4 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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Cameron Herold recounts a multi-month bout of depression in his early 50s during which he began nightly drinking to sleep, creating a worsening cycle of fatigue, anxiety, and inactivity. A friend diagnosed the problem as depression; Herold responded by seeking multiple forms of help, including nine shamanic sessions with Cheryl Netzke and 52 therapy sessions, after a long career that included about 600 paid events across 26 countries. The piece is a first-person appeal for mental-health awareness and seeking help.

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51 years old.

About 600 paid events in 26 countries.

Nine sessions with Cheryl Netzke.

52 sessions.

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So I hit a point a couple years ago where I was really down and I started drinking at nights as a way to relax and fall asleep. Here I was, 51 years old and not understanding that alcohol is a depressant. So I was getting more depressed and more tired. And I'd wake up in the morning kind of tired and anxious and wouldn't go work out, wouldn't get any exercise. So created this doom loop for myself with all the pressure. And a friend of mine said, I think you're depressed. And I was like, oh, shit. And it had been a longer period than I was used to. Normally it'll be like a day or two. This had gone for a few months. That's a long time. I've done like 600 paid events in 26 countries. It was a hard. It was a really extraordinarily hard, hard stage. And so I did everything to course correct. I started doing work with a shaman. I did nine sessions with this woman, Cheryl Netzke. I did 52 sessions with a therapist.