Exploring My Own Healing As An Expressive Arts Therapist
By Abby Taskier When I’m arranging flowers, I first pick out the greenery, often branches with full leaves, like the...
It’s Time For New Standards For Mental Health Care
By Julia C. White Glennon Doyle’s words echo in my head on repeat, “Find what breaks your heart and that...
Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Ending Punitive Disciplinary Practices And Disproportionality
In this NAMI Ask the Expert webinar, clinical psychologist Dr. Ross Greene will provide an overview of his extensive work...
Learning To Find My Identity With Bipolar Disorder
By Elizabeth Drucker For a long time, I’ve struggled with my identity. During high school, how I felt about myself...
Combatting The Loneliness Of Mental Illness
By Nikki Mattocks Since I was 14 years old, I’ve lived with recurring depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms, post-traumatic stress...
Conquering Each Day With Dissociative Identity Disorder
By Jane Hart Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. DID is an extremely complex psychological disorder...
How Music Shaped My Mental Health Journey
By Karl Shallowhorn I began my mental health journey 40 years ago, when I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder I....
How Walking Has Helped Me With My PTSD Recovery
By Katy Parker Last summer, I completed a 10-mile sponsored walk to raise money for the hospital that cared for...
Why Mourning For The Self Is A Necessary Part Of Healing
By Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW Robert, an adult in his 50s, had been processing the early emotional neglect and abuse...
The Importance Of Finding Acceptance On My Mental Health Journey
By Bianca Valentin Acceptance. In one word, that is how I cope with mental illness and the emotional journey to...