1/18/18 Hero: Allie Weeks
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Allie Weeks (Due to how past Hero stories have discussed the power of healing through practices outside of medication alone, we really haven’t touched much on what can happen when you are put on a medication merry-go-round in the hopes of finding your “magic pill.” I focused on this topic in my own post […]
1/15/18 Hero: MLK Jr.
It only seems appropriate that Today’s #SameHereHero would be: MLK Jr. All of the Hero stories we have highlighted thus far have been submitted by those who have been fighting, and/or have ultimately overcome some of life’s challenges; ones that led to mental health challenges. When you think of MLK Jr., mental health advocate isn’t […]
1/14/18 Hero: Michaela I. Fissel-Fryxell
Today’s #SameHereHero Michaela I. Fissel-Fryxell (I got to know Michaela through common contacts in the mental health advocacy world, and on our first call we spent over an hour discussing what geeks we are about dissecting how the use of every little word we use can affect how ppl feel about the messages we communicate. After filling […]
1/13/18 Hero: Jamia Jones
Today’s #SameHereHero: Jamia Jones (We’ve spoken a lot about our society and how difficult it is to speak out about traumas and ask for help, bc of shame and the fear of how we’ll be perceived. But, what if you went years holding in trauma and not talking openly about it for fear that something bad […]
1/11/18 Hero: Lennie Carter
Today’s #SameHereHero: Lennie Carter (He’s just one of those good guys who “gets it,” who you just want to be around. Lennie had reached out about the company he founded, TruCircle – which he’ll talk about below – and wanting to partner w the Crazy Movement somehow. What started as a business relationship has turned into a friendship. […]
1/10/18 Hero: Stacie Fisher
Today’s #SameHere Hero Stacie Fisher (Stacie is our lead volunteer and without her support, I don’t know that I could have gotten through my own horrific stretch. We barely knew each other as my descent began, but she could relate to what I was going through when not many could, and stood by my side and encouraged me, daily. […]
1/7/18 Hero: Greg Love
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Greg Love (Not just an incredible last name, but an incredible man and an incredible story. Despite some early childhood trauma, Greg was one of those folks who, as a businessman, appeared to everyone who knew him like he “had it all.” But deep down, he knew he was putting on an act and […]
1/2/18 Hero: Meg Mraz
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Meg Mraz (First time we’ve spoken about job loss as a factor that can greatly affect mental health – especially when the loss takes place suddenly. While Meg recovered quickly & landed back on her feet, many aren’t as lucky. Even the factors that go into making decisions about our careers we are IN control of, […]
12/31/17 Hero: Past Heroes
As 2017 comes to a close, so too does our first full month of operation as a Movement as well as our daily #SameHere Hero features. It begs the question: is it true – do life’s inevitable challenges make it so that at a minimum: #weareallalittlecrazy? When we formed this Movement, the thought was, life affects everyone […]
12/26/17 #SameHere Hero: Ying From Thailand
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Ying (and her current boss, Sariya, from Thailand). Each Hero story pertains to different life traumas individuals have experienced. Natural disasters may be a very specific type of trauma – tsunamis, earthquakes, etc. However, what’s fascinating and relevant is how trauma itself (regardless of origin, can affect us in such similar ways, just sometimes […]