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Episode Audio Episode Video Asset Gallery Stephanie Robertson Stephanie Robertson is NAMI’s new Director of Mental Health Equity Innovation and will be leading efforts to address disparities in mental health care, with a focus on Black/African Ancestry communities. She will oversee the Community Health Equity Alliance and develop strategies to expand access to care for […]

Episode Audio Episode Video Asset Gallery Dr. Ken Duckworth Ken Duckworth’s journey into psychiatry started when he was a boy growing up with a dad who experienced severe bipolar disorder. His father was loving, kind and periodically quite ill, hospitalized for months at a time. Ken became a psychiatrist in part to help his father. […]

Episode Audio Episode Video Asset Gallery Jessica Edwards Jessica Edwards directs the strategy, direction and coordination for all fundraising efforts that support NAMI’s mission and strategic plan. She identifies and encourages philanthropic opportunities and engages in meaningful donor and funder relationships. She works with strategic partnerships that touch all corners of the organization and alliance. […]

Episode Audio Episode Video Asset Gallery Elise Banks-Lovely Psychotherapist | Mental Health Advocate Elise Banks-Lovely is a clinical psychotherapist in the Houston area serving in private practice. Her work specializes in depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and addiction. She completed her undergraduate degree from Baylor University and finished her graduate degree, with honors, from the University […]

Episode Audio Episode Video Asset Gallery Traute Winters Traute Winters is the Executive Director for NAMI GLAC. She joined the organization with over ten years of experience in leadership at national nonprofits and a passionate, proven commitment to improving the lives of those impacted by mental illness. Prior to joining NAMI GLAC, she most recently […]

Episode Audio Episode Video Asset Gallery General Gregg Martin Gregg F. Martin, PhD, Major General, US Army (Retired), served on active duty for 36 years, until May 2015. He is a combat veteran, Bipolar Survivor, Airborne-Ranger-Engineer qualified soldier, and Army Strategist.He holds a Ph.D. and two masters degrees from MIT, masters degrees in national security […]

Art can help us process past experiences, explore our emotions, and expand our perspectives. In this episode, NAMI CEO Dan Gillison is joined by NAMI Ambassadors and artists Alex Alpert and Pepper Auerbach, as well as The Franklin Institute’s Jayatri Das. Together, they discuss how art impacts mental health, as well as the connection between […]

As we look ahead to the TCS New York City Marathon, we are in awe of the athletes that have trained so hard and are about to take on the grueling 26.2 mile course through the five boroughs of New York. In this episode we will talk to Race Director Ted Metellus, who has made […]

In this episode, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., is joined by NAMI Connecticut’s Public Policy & Affiliate Relations Manager, Thomas Burr. Thomas shares his family’s story of navigating his son’s mental health condition, along with how the challenges accompanying the condition impacted their family. Listeners will learn how NAMI’s programs and support groups helped […]

You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at nami.org/podcast. We hope this podcast encourages you, inspires you, helps you and brings you further into the collective to know: you are not alone. Episodes will air every other Wednesday and will be available on most major directories and apps. Episode Audio: Episode […]