There aren’t too many books written by children who witnessed their parents’ mental illness and chose to write about it while they were still kids. Owen Marshall, now an eighth grader living in Virginia near Washington, D.C., is your typical teen playing video games and participating in sports like swim team and basketball. However, aContinue reading “New Book Highlights Witnessing Mental Illness from a Child’s Perspective written by an 8th Grader”
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Profile in Brave: From TV Reporter to Mental Health Advocate, Speaker and Entrepreneur, Lauren Hope Shares Her Wisdom
When Lauren Hope, entrepreneur and mental health advocate, practices self-care, she plays a Norah Jones CD and visualizes herself in a sunflower field. Hope, 35, of Suffolk, Virginia, shares her lived experience with major depressive disorder and anxiety as a speaker, peer specialist, and on her blog Good Girl Chronicles. I found her throughContinue reading “Profile in Brave: From TV Reporter to Mental Health Advocate, Speaker and Entrepreneur, Lauren Hope Shares Her Wisdom”
Profile in Brave: Rudy Caseres, a passionate mental health advocate
“I see mental health advocacy as a human rights issue,” said Rudy Caseres. Rudy is most passionate about advocating against forced treatment. It says this in his bio on Facebook. Rudy is a social media entrepreneur hosting live chats on Facebook with inspiring advocates of mental health. He was a cast member in the 2017Continue reading “Profile in Brave: Rudy Caseres, a passionate mental health advocate”
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