Mental Health, Wellbeing and Equity Expert Dr Barbara Mariposa Joins Cybersmile Advisory Panel

Cybersmile and Dr Barbara recently launched their #CreateAKinderInternet campaign in partnership with Instagram which educated and encouraged young people to treat others online with kindness and respect. The campaign featured a number of inspiring content creators such as Dr Alex George, Megan Jayne Crabbe and Nikki Lilly. If you are affected by anything touched on within this article, follow the links to our various support services or click on the blue logo icon at the bottom right of the screen to start using Cybersmile Assistant, our smart AI support assistant.
Cybersmile have announced renowned mental health and wellbeing expert, spokesperson and author Dr Barbara Mariposa as the newest addition to the charity’s panel of internal experts.
As a medical doctor with a background in psychiatry and public health, Dr Barbara, whos books include The Mindfulness Playbook, The Kindness Habit, and Leading with Presence works internationally to follow a life-long enquiry into the interdependence of body, emotion, mind and environment. The new Cybersmile panel member works to dismantle all forms of discrimination and inequity while learning and spreading the tools of personal growth and wellbeing to create environments and systems that do justice to our shared humanity.
Launched in 2017, the charity’s advisory panel includes a range of world-renowned thought leaders in areas such as research, internet safety, mental health, parenting, gaming, sports and personal wellbeing. The international panel members play a key role in the development and facilitation of the organization’s education programs, support services, research projects and awareness campaigns.
“Everybody at Cybersmile is honored to welcome Dr Barbara to our expert advisory panel. Her depth of experience and understanding in tackling such important issues as racism, discrimination, inequity and mental health will help Cybersmile continue our crucial mission towards a truly inclusive internet where everybody has equal opportunity to learn, communicate, express themselves and socialize without fear.”
Dan Raisbeck, Co-Founder, The Cybersmile Foundation
Recently, Dr Barbara has been working in the corporate sector to eradicate stigma around mental illness – bringing the “how to do it” of mental and emotional wellbeing into the workplace, uniting multiple understandings of what it is to be human and underpinning all of this in science.
“It’s a privilege to be invited on to Cybersmile’s advisory board whose work to counteract online bullying is something I wholeheartedly endorse. Social media platforms are an integral part of our daily lives now. By educating people on the safe usage of these platforms Cybersmile is not just actively working to minimize and stamp out the potential for harm that misuse of these platforms can have, but is also spreading a vital universal message of kindness, mutual understanding and empathy.”
Dr Barbara Mariposa
Cybersmile and Dr Barbara recently launched their #CreateAKinderInternet campaign in partnership with Instagram which educated and encouraged young people to treat others online with kindness and respect. The campaign featured a number of inspiring content creators such as Dr Alex George, Megan Jayne Crabbe and Nikki Lilly.
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