Rachel Wolfson and co-host Deanna Wursta sat down with Shira Lazar, founder of the emmy-nominated media brand "What's Trending" to discuss the importance of mental health. In this episode, Shira explains how non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can be leveraged to raise awareness for mental health, detailing her new “JOMO Effect” NFT collection. Shira also opens up about her mental health journey.
This week's guests:
Shira Lazar is the founder of the emmy-nominated media brand "What's Trending" and a founding member of the Web3 community "BFF." Shira is an avid collector and advocate of NFTs. She also hosts the "Inside Web3" podcast and is a huge advocate for mental health.
🎙️Podcast Info:
Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f4dd2741-2600-4be5-b894-de55b1bb1456/web3-deep-dive
Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/04DRjy4kNwf9RK5u78pSG2
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/04DRjy4kNwf9RK5u78pSG2
IheartRadio: http://bit.ly/3nO7QS4
Show Outline/Highlights
0:00 – Shira explaining how technology impacts mental health
0:24 – Introductions
5:47 – Shira’s thoughts on NFTs
7:30 – How Web3 has helped diversify the technology sector
9:53 – What is the “My BFF” NFT project
14:55 – How to get involved with “My BFF”
16:17 – Shira details her mental health and wellness interest and background
21:57 – How can we practice mental health in real life and also virtually?
26:18 – Shira explains why she needed to disconnect from technology
28:58 – How Web3 can help promote mental health and wellness
29:30 – Shira explains her new “JOMO Effect” NFT collection (Joy Of Missing Out)
35:58 – What is a “degen”
38:37 – How the “JOMO Effect” NFT projects supports mental health
40:00 – Why “JOMO” goes against “FOMO”
40:36 – Thank you and goodbye!
Social Links:
⚡️Follow Shira on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shiralazar
⚡️Follow Shira on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shiralazar/?hl=en
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👋 Follow Rachel on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rachelwolf00
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachwolf/
🙌 Show Production Team:
Executive Producer, Deanna Wursta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannadial/
Producer, Mark Gamo: https://instagram.com/markgamo?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ=
Director, Alex Wilcox: https://instagram.com/alexanderwilcox?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ=
Director, Aron Bender: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/
Music Creator, Dana Albo: https://instagram.com/danaalbo10?igshid=ZjE2NGZiNDQ=
💡 OTHER RESOURCES:
Rachel's Website: https://www.rachelwolfson.me/
Rachel's Cointelegraph Column: https://cointelegraph.com/authors/rachel-wolfson
Rachel's Bitcoin E-Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WLHXRS3
Rachel's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rachelswolfson
Wursta Website: https://wursta.com/
WRST Collabs Website: https://wrst.co/
JOMO Effect Mint link: https://magiceden.io/launchpad/polygon/jomo_effect
JOMO Effect website: https://www.peaceinside.live/jomo
Shira’s website: https://www.shiralazar.com/
Special thanks to the episode sponsor, Wursta. Wursta is a global technology consultancy on a mission to help businesses save time and money by making wise decisions on critical IT including email, cloud, cybersecurity, Web3, and more. WRST Collabs is Wursta’s innovation lab exploring web3 and curating the WRST NFT Gallery. Learn more at https://wursta.com/
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