I have developed some skills to guide me through moments of difficulty — to ride out the wave.
My experience represents the importance of working with providers to ensure your mental and physical health care are coordinated.
Understanding the Necessity of Community First Response
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Thriving on the Bipolar Spectrum: Changing the Narrative with Stories of Lived Experience
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What It’s Like to Live with an OCD Monster
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Lessons in Advocacy from a State and Federal Legislative Staffer
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Celebrating NAMI’s Role in Advocating for an Improved Criminal Justice System
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How the Justice System Fails Those with Mental Illness
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How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health Crisis
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All People Deserve Quality Care, Including Those Who Are Incarcerated
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It’s Not the Hormones: Reflections on a Teenage Girl’s Traumatic Crisis
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More than a Patient: Using a Recovery-Based Approach
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Engaging Your Community in the Mental Health Conversation
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Black Men and Mental Health: Practical Solutions
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Pursuing Motherhood While Living with Mental Illness
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Type 2 Diabetes and Mental Health: Exploring the Connection
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Embracing Physical Touch and Meditation for Emotional Well-Being
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How I Cope with Agoraphobia
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My Battle with Skin Picking
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How I Navigated Gender and Sexuality with Multiple Personalities
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How Working as a NAMI HelpLine Volunteer Changed My Life
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Hygiene Indifference: The Symptom We Don’t Talk About
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text “NAMI” to 62640, or email. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).