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The Secret to Writing About Mental Illness and Healing
November 24, 2014
Photo Credit: Linda Biafore via Compfight cc Do you journal about what life has been like ever since your...
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The Power of Words and Music
November 2, 2014
{photo by Julie McCarter of Shoot Photo Inc.} I know there is power in words. I believe, like Maya...
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3 Brave Steps Create a Mental Illness Survivor
October 29, 2014
My first “brave” action was auditioning for This Is My Brave in March and it started the best experience...
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My lesson in generosity
October 21, 2014
Jenn here. I never imagined I’d be leading (with a brilliant partner), a not-for-profit organization. In a million years....
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Life After a Postpartum Psychosis Episode
October 9, 2014
In case you hadn’t heard, this is Mental Illness Awareness Week and we are honored to share the story of...
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Let’s Shine a Light on the Darkness of Mental Illness
October 7, 2014
Photo Credit: i k o via Compfight cc The photo of the young girl – waist length hair, middle...
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Guest post: What if I Had Died When I Tried to Commit Suicide?
September 15, 2014
September is Suicide Prevention Month and when one of our debut cast members shared an intimate look at what...
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Guest Post: What I Learned From My Son’s Suicide Attempt
September 12, 2014
Today we’re sharing a post {with permission}, from the blog of Diana M. Rodriguez, a freelance writer in Alexandria,...
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I Have an Illness, Bonnie Stafford
August 25, 2014
I have an illness. I will have this illness for the rest of my life. I will be on...
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Robin Williams’ Suicide: What only those that are depressed know.
August 13, 2014
Photo Credit: s.tassinari via Compfight cc Robin Williams is dead.  The funny man, everyone’s uncle, thespian extraordinaire…killed himself perhaps...
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