{"id":1357,"date":"2019-03-21T17:36:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T17:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.bristol.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=1357"},"modified":"2019-06-13T18:30:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T18:30:11","slug":"wordpress-the-community-and-your-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/bristol.wordcamp.org\/2019\/session\/wordpress-the-community-and-your-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress, the Community and Your Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2019.bristol.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/dan-maby\/\">Dan Maby<br><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_2\">Saturday 12:00pm Room 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/2019.bristol.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/02\/splot_neon_g1@2x-8-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bristol.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/02\/splot_neon_g1@2x-8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bristol.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/02\/splot_neon_g1@2x-8-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 2009 I discovered the power of WordPress. In 2012 I met the WordPress community. In 2016 I relied on the community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s have an honest discussion about the challenges of running your WordPress business. Building your own business, no matter what size, can be one of the most rewarding, satisfying and freeing experiences you\u2019ve ever encountered. It can also be one of the most terrifying, isolating and lonely roads to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having successfully started, developed and sold businesses, Dan has first hand experience of both the positive and negative impacts on his mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan will talk candidly about some of his experiences and giving you some insight into his decision to launch the charity: WP&amp;UP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WP&amp;UP supports &amp; promotes positive mental health within the WordPress community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-videopress wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='525' height='295' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/OZem4zQd?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fabulous <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danmaby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danmaby<\/a> giving his talk &#39;WordPress, the Community and Your Mental Health Dan Maby&#39;.<br><br>Here are his slides:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/shq4EV4ILe\">https:\/\/t.co\/shq4EV4ILe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4L75vhRyWf\">pic.twitter.com\/4L75vhRyWf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WordCamp Bristol (@wordcampbristol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wordcampbristol\/status\/1129758154722545665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Maby Saturday 12:00pm Room 2 Back in 2009 I discovered the power of WordPress. 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