Felt compelled to post a message like this, given that it’s “Mental Illness Awareness Week.” We are seeing slogans all over social media about a) labels, b) percentages, c) risk factors, etc. It’s accurate that any of us could have any different number of disorders we are fighting. However when we separate these “things” as …
Easy to get lost in all the major news events & even conflicts happening in our world in 2020…how overwhelming it all feels. And yet, amidst all of it, many little things this yr, have combined cumulatively & exponentially to move the MH conversation forward, & much of it from the world of sports. Here’s …
How often have you heard this from a friend…or even experienced it as part of your own internal dialogue: “I’m never going to find a new job…I’m going to be stuck in this spot forever.” Or… “I’m not gonna meet anyone great ever again…dating’s just too hard & there’s just no one out there for …
Seems like it was yesterday, but going all the way back to January, we sadly learned abt former NBA player, Delonte West, on the streets. There was a lot that was messed up abt that situation – the way the media portrayed it as “the example” of what bipolar is, the way that some poked …
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Today’s SameHere Hero Story: Lalita I experience a violent situation in the past related to my parents. Beginning in childhood I was hit and yelled at by my mother, which made me grow up with the fear of my own parents. When I felt angry or sad, I was scolded instead of being listened to. …
This transparency is AWESOME. Again, this is advocacy w/o ulterior motives, & that type of genuine advocacy is what makes change happen. It’s what creates those waves, & in this case it’s a number of folks talking at the same time. Politicians? Opening up in a transparent way? About something that could impact their career/power …
There’s so much that CAN be done in advocacy when trying to bring abt change…whether we’re talking abt advocates w huge platforms, or those simply talking to friends/fam to educated/help bring new perspective. . When I first arose from my 2.5 yrs of hell, I remember asking myself – what’s it gonna take to make …
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Such a strong statement. And there are so many ways to say it! What abt “Failure doesn’t DEFINE you, it REFINES you!” One of the 1st books I ever read “as an adult” ;), was “Bounce…The Science Of Success” by Matthew Syed. It was in that book however, before SM was invented & memes were …
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Yes, our country & even our world is divided rt now. But there are many factors that go into that division. The stat shown here wowed me. We’re consuming WAY more info now, than our brains ever have in the history of humankind – faster than evolution can keep up.Rewind to simpler times….the mid ‘90s …
Been saving this one, looking for the right time to use it. I think w some of the current events we’ve witnessed lately, now’s an appropriate time to share. In chronological order, we first learned abt Paul George from the Clippers, & some of the MH battles he’s been facing. Despite his openness & bravery, we’ve …
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