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From Gang Member to Mental Health Advocate

I grew up in an inner-city community in San Diego, California, called “Southeast.” This area has always been known for crime, drugs and — most...

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How EMDR Healed My Trauma

It is through my own experience with loud sound as the most healing salve I have ever known that I recognize how deeply many of...

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Finding Treatment and Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Depression

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The Reality of “High Functioning” Depression

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Power of Connection: Co-facilitating a NAMI Support Group

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Developing Strategies and Finding Community: My Experience in Support Groups

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Neuroplasticity III: Trusting Myself after Psychosis & Jail

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Parenting after Receiving a Schizophrenia Diagnosis

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My Journey to Accepting My Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Hearing Voices and Turning Them Off Through Meditation

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Celebrating My Daughter’s Life and Schizophrenia Recovery

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Becoming Who I was Before Schizophrenia — Or Should I?

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A Cultural Experience of Recovery

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Navigating Trauma as a Refugee

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From Professional Athlete to Mental Health Advocate

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Navigating Early Recovery from Schizophrenia

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Discovering Self-Love and Acceptance after Tragedy and Mental Illness

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Transcending the Self-Stigma From my Youth

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My Fight for Recovery

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Separating My Identity From a Schizophrenia Diagnosis

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What I’ve Learned on My Mental Health Journey

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What It’s Like to Live with an OCD Monster

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