12/22/17 #SameHere Hero: A Community Group From Uganda
Today’s #SameHereHero is a group hailing all the way from across the world: Kahal Kadosh She’erit Yisroel – Puti, a Jewish Community in Uganda. First & foremost, w the holiday having just passed, we wanted to say to all in our growing community who celebrated, we hope you had a very Happy “Crazy” Chanukah. It’s […]
12/20/17 #SameHere Hero: “Sarah”
Today’s #SameHereHero: “Sarah” (Why just Sarah? She felt so strongly abt helping others w her story, despite not showing her full name/face, she found a creative way to be a hero!) “I grew up in an unstable home where my parents were abusive to one another, fighting verbally & physically. My mum had enuf & […]
12/19/17 #SameHere Hero: Berry Uyens
Today’s #SameHereHero: Berry Uyens (His story is so important – from the Netherlands, heavy drug use that he never equated w mental health problems, not realizing he was using in large part to dull emotions from some major life experiences.) “Growing up I experienced quite amount of trauma, however I didn’t recognize it as trauma […]
12/13/17 #SameHere Hero: Tye King
Today’s #SameHereHero: Tye King (We’ve touched a lot on mental health complications that often arise from life stresses/traumas building up in our systems. What about complications that are genetic or biological in nature? Thanks Tye for sharing your story!) “I had a great childhood w/ a great family. High School athlete, college graduate, mostly successful […]
12/12/17 #SameHere Hero: Igor Komissarenko
Today’s #SameHereHero: Igor Komissarenko (Igor is the first Hero to share his story publicly, while still deeply struggling through a dark period in his mental health battle. He can use your encouragement – but what a selfless person to share, all in the interest of letting many out there know, they are not struggling alone.) […]
12/11/17 #SameHere Hero: Eric Mendelsohn
Today’s #SameHereHero: Eric Mendelsohn (We’ve talked a lot about how work can often be something we myopically & obsessively focus on when we are passionately driven, causing us to lose balance & neglect other important aspects in life. What happens however when you haven’t found a passion for a career you want to pursue? What stresses & anxieties […]
12/8/17 #SameHere Hero: Jesse Macmillan
Today’s #SamehereHero: Jesse Macmillan (Jesse is a member of the Crazy Instagram page & reached out to us directly with some question of his own. His story and his strength are so compelling, that by choosing to share, he’s going to help many lives. Often times, our mental health can be affected by a combination of […]
12/5/17 #SameHere Hero: Rick McCarthy
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Rick McCarthy (Rick is retired military as well, however his story comes from a different angle than Sean the Navy Seal. Rick discusses how when mental health conditions arise in a family it can have a big effect on other family members – from all different relationship angles. Helping (& even just watching) one […]
12/4/17 #SameHere Hero: Ariona
Today #SameHere Hero: Ariona (She proves that being an immigrant at any age can come with stress & trauma, & most importantly for this community, that it’s ok to open up & be vulnerable WHILE you are still fighting to get back to a comfortable baseline. Big props for sharing & asking for help. Sharing your story […]
12/3/17 #SameHere Hero: Sean Stokes
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Sean Stokes (Sean is a good friend & a retired Navy Seal. Given that my own diagnosis was PTSD, I want nothing more than our #globalmentalhealthmovement to champion veteran causes, remove all the ridiculously wrong stigmas they face associated with some of their conditions upon their return from service, & ensure they get the treatment they […]