Sarah writes… My experiences with Bipolar or Manic Depressive Disorder have created a passion which has led to service. The courage it takes to be brought through recovery out into the open road of functioning daily in my life has left me with a storehouse of compassion. While I have only begun to step into […]
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Local Author (and trailblazer) Theresa Larsen: Speak Out to Eliminate the Stigma
Speak Out to Eliminate the Stigma of Mental Illness By: Theresa Larsen, author of “Cutting the Soul” The first time I experienced stigma relating to mental illness was in an airport on the way to visit my son who was residing in a psychiatric facility with severe depression and psychosis. The woman at the airport […]
I Still Matter needs you at *One Spark*
We’ve been working really hard over here to try to create a successful One Spark for I Still Matter and here’s what we’ve been up to: Developed an idea for a community puzzle (the pieces are blank) that people who stop by our booth can paint, draw, or design as they wish. We purchased ten […]
Guest Blogger: Amy Kecken “The Tale of the Anxious Therapist”
Hello, my name is Anxiety. Whoops. Amy. Hello, my name is Amy. Tales of my anxiety bound far and wide. One of my mother’s favorite stories is one that tells the tale of a young Amy in preschool. Seriously, pre-school. My mom had come to pick me up from school, and there I was (apparently) […]
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