Reframing the narrative surrounding mental illness, suicide, and addiction by focusing on feelings & facilitating vulnerable conversations.
Reframing the narrative surrounding mental illness, suicide, and addiction by focusing on feelings & facilitating vulnerable conversations.
When you create a positive mental health workplace, you:
Using dynamism and authenticity, Archie Messersmith-Bunting, or The Feelings Guy™, champions mental health awareness worldwide at corporations and universities. He challenges people to rethink complicated and emotional topics like depression, suicide, alcohol and drug addiction. Through his company ArchieCares, LLC, Messersmith-Bunting aims to reframe the narrative surrounding mental illness and addiction by facilitating honest and vulnerable conversations.
Messersmith-Bunting reaches individuals personally as he openly and honestly shares his own struggle with addiction and clinical depression. He weaves research of top therapists and addiction specialists into his storytelling, allowing audiences to understand the potential for loss and pain.
As a large private company, we have a diverse employee base who come from all walks of life. Archie immediately established credibility as an expert while breaking down the walls and empowering people to engage in this difficult conversation. Countless employees have told me they use Archie’s teachings daily to improve their mental health and he has inspired them to be better employees, spouses, parents, and friends.
Seth Irby
Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, LWCC
After a year of virtual programming, Archie was able to engage the "audience" and connect with them on an authentic level. Archie goes above and beyond for his clients to ensure they are obtaining the complete experience they need. Highly recommend Archie for your next program!
Jacob Dicus
Program Coordinator for Fraternity & Sorority Life, University of Southern Indiana
After one month of quarantine, I knew my employees needed support tending to their mental health. I don't know what I would have done if I hadn't found Archie! He built a strong connection via Zoom using his authenticity, humor, and personal journey and he kept everyone engaged so they put the self-care strategies into practice. Archie was the most valuable resource I could have given to my team, myself included!
Scott Swedberg
CEO & Founder, The Job Sauce
What you see is what you get, in a good way. Archie delivers programs like you have been friends for a long time and his message and outcomes resonate with attendees in a very real way!
Helen Lahrman
Sr. Director of Chapter Support, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Too often young leaders are put into presentations and lectures that preach the same main talking points in a dull and boring manner. Archie’s presentation was anything but that. It was incredibly engaging, very impactful, and full of personal experience. I can honestly say this presentation changed my outlook on leadership and has made me a more effective leader.
Jared Holstad
Interfraternity Council, Washington State University
Archie provided his motivating and inspiring presentation "It's Okay to Not Be Okay" to our team of over 50 mental health counselors. Even people who preach & teach self-care all day, need to be reminded of its importance. His content was on point and presented in a way that kept our team interested and interactive. Our team is still talking about his presentation and how much they enjoyed it!
Fran McCoy, LCSW
Manager, Care Delivery, mindstrong
Archie is able to talk about a subject that is hard in a way that makes even the most introverted students engage in conversation. He takes the time to open up authentically about himself which leads the students to feel connected to him and open up as well. He is outstanding and I’ve only received incredible feedback from the students and staff who have heard him speak.
Cat Nanney
Director of Student Involvement, Florida Institute of Technology C
As a large private company, we have a diverse employee base who come from all walks of life. Archie immediately established credibility as an expert while breaking down the walls and empowering people to engage in this difficult conversation. Countless employees have told me they use Archie’s teachings daily to improve their mental health and he has inspired them to be better employees, spouses, parents, and friends.
Seth Irby
Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, LWCC
After a year of virtual programming, Archie was able to engage the "audience" and connect with them on an authentic level. Archie goes above and beyond for his clients to ensure they are obtaining the complete experience they need. Highly recommend Archie for your next program!
Jacob Dicus
Program Coordinator for Fraternity & Sorority Life, University of Southern Indiana
After one month of quarantine, I knew my employees needed support tending to their mental health. I don't know what I would have done if I hadn't found Archie! He built a strong connection via Zoom using his authenticity, humor, and personal journey and he kept everyone engaged so they put the self-care strategies into practice. Archie was the most valuable resource I could have given to my team, myself included!
Scott Swedberg
CEO & Founder, The Job Sauce
What you see is what you get, in a good way. Archie delivers programs like you have been friends for a long time and his message and outcomes resonate with attendees in a very real way!
Helen Lahrman
Sr. Director of Chapter Support, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Too often young leaders are put into presentations and lectures that preach the same main talking points in a dull and boring manner. Archie’s presentation was anything but that. It was incredibly engaging, very impactful, and full of personal experience. I can honestly say this presentation changed my outlook on leadership and has made me a more effective leader.
Jared Holstad
Interfraternity Council, Washington State University
Archie provided his motivating and inspiring presentation "It's Okay to Not Be Okay" to our team of over 50 mental health counselors. Even people who preach & teach self-care all day, need to be reminded of its importance. His content was on point and presented in a way that kept our team interested and interactive. Our team is still talking about his presentation and how much they enjoyed it!
Fran McCoy, LCSW
Manager, Care Delivery, mindstrong
Archie is able to talk about a subject that is hard in a way that makes even the most introverted students engage in conversation. He takes the time to open up authentically about himself which leads the students to feel connected to him and open up as well. He is outstanding and I’ve only received incredible feedback from the students and staff who have heard him speak.
Cat Nanney
Director of Student Involvement, Florida Institute of Technology C
Welcome to “What a Feeling!” the podcast where mental health matters, self-care is never selfish, and feelings always come first. Join host Archie Messersmith-Bunting, The Feelings Guy™ , and his guests as they discuss all things mental health and self-care. Discover how a focus on feelings at high and low points in your life can allow for real healing to begin and the creation of actual community. When feelings come first, no topic is off limits, no problem is too big or small, and all life lessons are on the table.
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