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Redefining My Normal After My Diagnosis
"I’ve built a new identity, one less concerned with the concrete trappings of success." -
Reaching Out to a Loved One with Substance Use Disorder
One of the most important things you can do when reaching out to someone is to provide reassurance that you are there for them. -
Podcasts Featuring Three Unique Perspectives on Serious Mental Illness Released in Partnership with APA’s SMI Adviser
NAMI has partnered with the APA’s SMI Adviser program to produce the Medical Mind Podcast series featuring NAMI Chief Medical Officer Ken Duckworth in conversations centered around experiences with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and early psychosis. -
Clinging to Hope During My Son’s Battle with Addiction
"I have found in my years as a mother, blind faith is better than no faith." -
My Emotions During My Husband’s Bipolar Episodes
"I want to pull him out from the depths of the depression, but I know it doesn’t work that way." -
What People Get Wrong About Bipolar Disorder
Here are five of the most common misconceptions about bipolar disorder. -
What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know
By learning from people with lived experience, we can all help each other thrive. -
Congress Passes New Bill to Improve Veterans’ Mental Health Care
On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, NAMI celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives’ unanimous passage of a landmark bipartisan bill, S. 785, The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act. -
My Spiral out of Reality
"To never have lived the struggles I’ve endured would be to erase who I am today." -
NAMI Applauds Victory for Veterans’ Mental Health
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a landmark bipartisan bill, S. 785, The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, which previously passed the Senate.