Why is the media not humanizing me?
Honoring Negative Emotions
From my earliest ages I was taught that negative emotions were something to be fought, combatted, and done away with.
From my earliest ages I was taught that negative emotions were something to be fought, combatted, and done away with.
Navigating Mental Health Disclosure in the Workplace
I don’t want to make up stories any more to make it seem like everything in my life is perfect when I do not have to.
I don’t want to make up stories any more to make it seem like everything in my life is perfect when I do not have to.
Managing Diagnosis Disclosure With Family and Friends
Managing who has known about my mental health condition has been an ongoing challenge.
Managing who has known about my mental health condition has been an ongoing challenge.
Handling Conversational Stigma: Practical Ways to Combat Mental Health Stigma
dealing with stigma has been an ongoing battle, and it’s had major affects on how people view me, how they treat me, and how I view and treat myself.
Dealing with stigma has been an ongoing battle, and it’s had major affects on how people view me, how they treat me, and how I view and treat myself.
Accepting Ownership of a Mental Health Condition
The way pop culture projects schizophrenia is not how it presents in real life.
The way pop culture projects schizophrenia is not how it presents in real life.
Psychiatry and Society – Peer Specialist Podcast
Are you wondering what encompasses the work of the Peer Specialist Profession?
Are you wondering what encompasses the work of the Peer Specialist Profession?
Reactions and Insights Into Sharing Mental Health Diagnoses
I’m proud that I’ve had a mental health condition and I see it as a strength that I’ve gotten through the majority of it and I’m doing really well. However, some people don’t see it that way.
I’m proud that I’ve had a mental health condition and I see it as a strength that I’ve gotten through the majority of it and I’m doing really well. However, some people don’t see it that way.
Long Term Disability Insurance With Schizophrenia – A True Story
Just another barrier to care.
Just another barrier to care.
Returning to Work & Disclosure With Mental Health
Although it’s nice to think we live in a progressive world that doesn’t have stigma, this has not been my experience on a daily basis as someone living with psychosis who works in one of the leading psychiatric hospitals in the world, and also as a vocational specialist.
Although it’s nice to think we live in a progressive world that doesn’t have stigma, this has not been my experience on a daily basis as someone living with psychosis who works in one of the leading psychiatric hospitals in the world, and also as a vocational specialist.
Stigma and the Strength to Love
How do I stand up for myself while not breaking ties with people who still genuinely care about me?
How do I stand up for myself while not breaking ties with people who still genuinely care about me?
Casting Aside Diagnostics for Better Clarity
What does schizophrenia really mean?
What does schizophrenia really mean?
Invisible Conditions, Navigating Friendships, and Understanding Others
I feel like many people don’t have a good context to be understanding of someone when they are struggling with a mental health condition.
I feel like many people don’t have a good context to be understanding of someone when they are struggling with a mental health condition.
Changing the Name of Schizophrenia – A Cultural Issue
If the next generation grows up with the word schizophrenia being termed differently, there is potential to change their perceptions towards the condition.
If the next generation grows up with the word schizophrenia being termed differently, there is potential to change their perceptions towards the condition.
Diagnostics and Dating – Considerations of Stigma
Having a diagnosis of schizophrenia while dating can be a difficult experience.
Having a diagnosis of schizophrenia while dating can be a difficult experience.
Living a Secret Life – Do People Know About my Condition?
James Baldwin mentions “The trouble with a secret life is that it is very frequently a secret from the person who lives it and not at all a secret for the people he encounters.”
James Baldwin mentions “The trouble with a secret life is that it is very frequently a secret from the person who lives it and not at all a secret for the people he encounters.”