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What Being “More Than Enough” Really Means
Shifting our attitudes on the subject will make great strides in changing the mental health conversation. -
Certified Peer Specialists: An Untapped Opportunity
Our community needs the empathy and compassion only our peers can offer. -
Celebrating NAMI’s Role in Advocating for an Improved Criminal Justice System
It will take small victories, piling up over time, to reach our final goal. -
How the Justice System Fails Those with Mental Illness
We cannot expect to make progress when we keep those experiencing mental health crises in dehumanizing environments that exacerbate their symptoms. -
How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health Crisis
Those with mental illness are overrepresented in solitary confinement, despite the vulnerability and threats to the mental health of those incarcerated. -
All People Deserve Quality Care, Including Those Who Are Incarcerated
Even though jails function as a hidden part of our health systems, they are not held to the same standard of quality care that we expect from health providers. -
Pursuing Motherhood While Living with Mental Illness
I believe there are ways we can change the current narrative and offer more support to people pursuing parenthood while managing mental health conditions. -
My Battle with Skin Picking
I accepted the help I needed and fought to reach recovery. -
Finding the Right Treatment Fit
How can we be proactive in evaluating whether a therapist or approach is the right fit? -
Hanging On the Edge: Rock Climbing and the Therapeutic Relationship
I have found climbing to be a beautiful metaphor for overcoming the difficulties life throws our way.