The Mental Health Digest - New Format (I need your advice)

Welcome to the 20 subscribers who joined since the Thursday issue!

And welcome back to you as well. 😁

This issue is going to be a bit different.

This is the 4th issue I've sent with my new email service, MailerLite, which allows me to do a lot more than I could with the service I was using before.

This is also an important milestone.

I've now been publishing The Mental Health Update email newsletter and website for TWO YEARS.

A lot has changed in that time.

What started as a daily newsletter to provide authentic mental health content in an accessible way later turned into emails going out 3 days a week, which then became the current 2-days-a-week version you're getting now.

During that time, I've learned a lot from the emails and tweets I get from readers.

So it's time to move The Mental Health Update into a new phase.

Starting next Tuesday, December 14th, the newsletter will have a NEW LOOK and will go out one time a week.

Why the Email Format is Changing

• The consensus is that even two issues a week is hard to keep up with in this fast-paced world
• Sharing written content only is great for a blog--but not so great for an email newsletter
• I find all kinds of fascinating stuff on the Internet as I go about doing my mental health work each week, and I'd love to share them with you
• One of my values is "accessibility" and providing different types of content will help me provide more options for different learning styles (Think images, videos, articles, and sharing interesting websites, tools, and resources)

What's NOT Changing

• My focus on accessible, meaningful mental health content
  
• A written-content section will still be in each issue (Although, probably a bit shorter than what you're used to)
• Who I am (sorry, I tried to be someone I'm not in the past and it didn't work out well...)

How You Can Help Shape the Future of The Mental Health Update

Please take 20 seconds to give me your advice by answering four easy questions. 

Three require just a click, and one of them is optional.

I'll use your answers to improve this newsletter and give you the kind of mental health content that you want.

Some Closing Thoughts

Change is hard.

I've learned a lot from writing helpful, relatable mental health content for this newsletter over the last two years.

I've learned that it's one thing to do the things that I want to do, and it's another thing to blend my interests with what actually empowers people to improve their lives.

And I'm interested in helping you better understand your mental health so that you can transform your life.

Plus, I'm constantly assessing and reassessing my own life to figure out what works best for me.

Everything I share is something I've grappled with myself.

I started writing online because I wanted to share the sort of content I hoped to find on the Internet.

I know what it feels like to be struggling with mental health and have no idea where to go to get the help I needed, whether for myself or for a family member.

I also know your time is valuable.

It's my desire to continue to improve The Mental Health Update so that you can get the information you need in a way that fits into your life.

I'm glad you're here with me, and I'm excited to see where we go next.

I'll be reviewing the data and working on the brand-new format of this email over the next few days, so there will be no issue this Thursday.

Stay tuned for a snappy new email newsletter format on Tuesday, the 14th!

In the meantime, be kind to yourself.

Do something good for your mental health in the week to come. 

I'm rooting for you and doing the work right alongside you,

Jordan