12/1/17 #SameHere Hero: Laura Stamps
Todays #SameHere Hero: Laura Stamps (An inspiring story about healing after intense childhood trauma.) “I am a survivor of child abuse (mental, verbal, physical & narcissistic abuse), emotional abandonment, & date rape. My father was an alcoholic, & my mother had NPD: Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Our home was dysfunctional 24/7. At age 12, I managed to escape […]
11/30/17 #SameHere Hero: Ryan Sparrow
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Ryan Sparrow (It’s inspiring to see someone who deals with mental health and emotional challenges and just rocks it proudly as: “this is who I am.”) “I come from a family that has a long history of depression, anxiety, and alcoholism. At a young age, I was acutely aware that depression and anxiety […]
11/29/17 #SameHere Hero: Randi Bleichfeld
Today’s #SameHereHero: Randi Bleichfeld (She’s probably one of the strongest, purest people I know & her story & strength will help thousands. Her husband who she references below was a great friend of mine & someone I will always love.) “Growing up, I’d say life was pretty calm and ‘normal.’ I had two loving parents […]
11/28/17 #SameHere Hero: Megan Alewine
Today’s #SameHereHero: Megan Alewine So interesting to read her story as she’s been lucky in that nothing you would consider an “intense traumatic experience” has happened in her life, but she still acknowledges that her “crazy” is actually what makes her “normal” & just like everyone else.) “I moved to NYC 6 years ago from Tennessee & […]
11/27/17 #SameHere Hero: Mia Bermann
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Mia Bermann (While I’ve known her and her fight for a number of years, reading back through her story certainly opened my eyes up to yet another area related to mental health where we are failing patients. The treatments of “physical” conditions affect our mental health in ways that are being neglected.) […]
11/26/17 #SameHere Hero: Brian Wilkinson
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Brian Wilkinson (Personally I am very proud of this guy for sharing his story. I witnessed some of his self-medicating behavior and also passed it off as just “Brian being Brian” before I knew any better about mental health, and what experiences often bring about substance abuse.) I think his brutal honesty […]
11/20/17 #SameHere Hero: Erin McCauley
Today’s Hero: Erin McCauley from Australia! (After all, this is a global movement…just unfortunate that the proper sign language hand position for #SameHere hasn’t made its way to her down under yet ) “I had a very happy childhood, with an amazing immediate and extended family. I was a fun, happy-go-lucky, smart kid. I danced with different dance […]
11/17/17 #SameHere Hero: Adam Kaye
Today’s #SameHere Hero: Adam Kaye. His willingness to share his story is a true gift to the world. “My father served in the Army during Vietnam and came back from the war with undiagnosed PTSD. We did not know from that diagnosis at the time, but when he would get triggered he would lose control […]
Eric’s Original Post to Facebook and Linked-In
(originally posted May 24, 2017) I have some very important personal information and updates to share that should take no more than 15 minutes to read through. For the past two and a half years I have suffered through, and then ultimately healed from a debilitating health crisis. Unfortunately, because of perceptions and stigmas […]