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San Francisco, Super Bowl Week
2026
and the Work That Matters Most
San Francisco gave me a full week of moments that were fun, meaningful, and honestly a little surreal. I was there as a NAMI Ambassador during Super Bowl week, and I had the chance to spend time with Dan Gillison, NAMI’s CEO, across several events where mental health was not just a “nice to have” conversation, it was part of the point.
When you’re in spaces like that, you see something clearly, people want to talk about mental health. They just need a reason to start, and they need leaders and community voices to make it normal. That’s what this week felt like. A series of doors opening so people could finally say, “Yeah, me too,” or “I’ve been worried about my friend,” or “My job is breaking me down and I don’t know what to do next.”
When I look back on the week, what I’m carrying with me is not just the big names, the packed rooms, or the glamorous moments. It’s the steady reminder that mental health belongs everywhere. On stages. At brunch tables. On podcasts. In locker rooms. In board rooms. In friendships. And absolutely in workplaces.
Because no matter what industry you’re in, people are still people. They’re trying to perform, provide, lead, and hold it together. They deserve cultures that don’t punish honesty, and they deserve support systems that don’t require them to fall apart before they’re taken seriously.
I’m grateful for the conversations, the connections, and the visibility this week created. Most of all, I’m grateful to be part of a movement that keeps choosing truth over silence.
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