Threads of Gratitude: A Collaborative Conversation on Mental Health and Self-Care

This week on the 2 Regular Guys Podcast, we’re teaming up with Cassie Green and Kristine Shreve, co-hosts of the brand new Threads of Change podcast by Apparelist, to bring you a powerful collaborative episode. Together, we’ll explore the intersection of mental health, gratitude, and self-care in the decorated apparel industry and beyond. Our special guest is Kylene Montgomery is a vocational rehabilitation counselor, certified Success Principles trainer, yoga instructor, and author of The Gratitude Shift: A Simple Path to Find More Peace and Joy. We’ll have an honest conversation about how gratitude can be a transformative tool for navigating burnout, building resilience, and supporting the well-being of yourself and your team. Whether you're a shop owner, creative, or industry pro, this episode offers a fresh, thoughtful perspective on how taking care of yourself is just as essential as taking care of business. Tired of bouncing between SanMar, S&S, and alphabroder just to compare prices? PromoHunt’s free browser extension does the work for you—automatically showing you price and inventory comparisons across your favorite suppliers while you shop. Join 7,000+ decorators already using PromoHunt daily.PromoHunt.com News If you have anything newsworthy you would like us to share, please email details to [e-mail]. Use the subject line “Weekly News.” https://youtu.be/6Ll5OlW632Q Dad Joke Aaron: Why can’t you trust an atom? Because they make up everything. The Gratitude Shift Aaron: Let's welcome in the Threads of Change Co-Hosts first, Cassie Green and Kristine Shreve. Thanks for being here with us. Before we grab Kylene, can you guys give us a quick overview of the Threads of Change? Cassie: I put out a brainstorming call to my editorial advisory board quite a while back, asking them to send me topic ideas and things that the Apparelist should be covering. Kristine came back to me with this idea that there really isn’t a lot of discussion in the industry about topics like mental health or being a minority in the industry. Of course, groups like UNITE Together exist that are helping change the rhetoric, but we really wanted to bring these conversations to the public sphere. Kristine: Additional thoughts - how we met and started our brainstorming on how the podcast came to be Back and forth about our goals with the podcast, but then let’s bring the conversation back to Mental Health Awareness Month. Cassie: Our May guest is Amanda Delaney of Logomark, and she’s been openly discussing mental health for quite some time, so we felt it was perfect for Mental Health Awareness Month. Terry: Where can people tune in and learn more about the podcast? Lives on the Apparelist website here: https://www.apparelist.com/podcast/. Cassie: You do a lot of work in the health and wellness space: you’re a yoga instructor and I’ve listened to a few of your curated meditations. Can you tell us about your journey into this world and specifically into mental health? Kristine: What value do you think it brings to talk openly about mental health? Cassie: One of the things we talked about with Amanda is whether or not you have to share your personal story. How does each person’s experience with mental health differ, and why don’t we always have to share it? Kristine: Kylene, as a mental health and wellness advocate, what’s your experience been like leading conversations and being the one who’s more in the “public eye”? Cassie: I read your and Aaron’s book, The Gratitude Shift. Another topic we talked with Amanda about in Threads of Change May is the fact that there are resources like this out there, from books like yours up to professional help. How do you see resources like your book serving as a positive way to help others? Kristine: As you’ve gone through this journey of exploring and educating in the mental health and wellness space,