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Welcome to the Mental Health Hackers online home!
Our mission is to educate tech professionals about the unique mental health risks faced by those in our field – and often by the people who we share our lives with – and provide guidance on reducing their effects and better manage the triggering causes.
We also aim at providing support services to those who may be susceptible to related mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, social isolation, eating disorders, etc.
Please understand that we do not provide counseling or therapy services. While there are no medical professionals on our board, we regularly consult with them on content and recommendations for training, phrasing, and information sources.
Check out our upcoming Mental Health Villages!
NOTE: Times are in Eastern
Interested in seeing the Mental Health Village at your event? Email us at info@mentalhealthhackers.org
Amanda Berlin is the Director of Incident Detection Engineering at Blumira. After beginning to open up about her own mental health struggles, an overwhelming amount of positive feedback encouraged her to continue to lead initiatives to help others struggling to see they aren’t alone.
Mental Health First Aid certified
Chuck Thalman is a long time TOOOL event organizer and locksport enthusiast. He spends his time de-stressing with his cats and by shooting at targets (not at the same time).
Megan Roddie is currently a Cyber Threat Analyst. Her personal experiences as an autistic person in the cyber security industry have led her to take an active role in neurodiversity advocacy and join this team to support the community.
Mental Health First Aid certified
Matt Abahazi is an avid supporter and promoter of mental health in cyber security and the workplace.
Eric Lee is a Solutions Architect at AWS. His focus is in cloud infrastructure and IAM. Not giving up after being rejected by numerous conferences, he has shared his experience going through IT Burnout to over 30 conferences and companies that span multiple IT verticals. When not working, you'll find him ridding 4-wheeler's with his daughters, drinking bourbon, or at a dirt track watching sprint cars.
Josh Turley, is a Director of Cyber Security who is on a mission to break down the stigmas surrounding mental health and depression. He is also a strong proponent of promoting emotional intelligence and mindfulness to empower individuals to prioritize their own mental well-being. You can normally find him participating at local IT and Infosec groups, trying to improve his 5k time, or hanging out with his Blue Heeler mix.
Tom is a husband, father of 4, veteran of the US Marine Corps and US Army, and works in incident response for a Fortune 500. Tom is also a founding member of the now defunct TOOOL Southern Maine chapter. He can be bribed with fancy cigars, bourbon, and barrel aged beers.