Navigating Mental Health in Today’s Distracted World with Ryan Crane
Wed, May 14
|Des Moines
Executive Director of NAMI Iowa, Ryan Crane, joins us to talk about loneliness & isolation, climate change, and anxiety, but without being too heavy… AND with some practical tips and ways to reduce the stress of it all.


Time & Location
May 14, 2025, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Des Moines, 1111 9th St #100, Des Moines, IA 50314, USA
Guests
About the Event
Does the world got ya down? Ryan Crane, Executive Director of NAMI Iowa, will be joining us Wednesday morning at the United Way of Central Iowa to start our day with a much needed mental health break. Ryan will be sharing some practical tips to deal with stress and tools to talk about loneliness/isolation, climate change, and anxiety, but without being too heavy!
Date: May 14, 2025
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Location: United Way of Central Iowa – Room 200. Free parking is available in the visitor lot.
Meet Ryan: Ryan has over 15 years of fundraising, advocacy, and nonprofit leadership experience. Prior to accepting the role of Executive Director at NAMI Iowa, he successfully led a $3 million campaign for the renovation of the children’s theatre at Des Moines Playhouse. He has also worked at the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, and Primary Health Care, centra…