The Impact of Personal Stories in Mental Health Awareness. Why is it important to break the stigma, remove shame & guilt to get the right help sooner rather than later
Personal stories play an important role in raising awareness about mental health and breaking the stigma that has long surrounded this crucial aspect of well-being.
Choosing Your College Path: 4 year college or Community College
She sits in a gym packed full of bustling, bored, and talkative freshmen students, meant to be silently sitting on the floor. Many of her
How does having a family member with schizophrenia affect your mental health?
The storyteller grew up with a father with an undiagnosed disorder. This was challenging for the family. He opens up about his childhood, the things
Overcoming the fear of being a single parent
The stigma and acceptance of a single mother in a culture that doesn’t support single parenthood. Single parenthood, though more accepted in the Western world,
Giving back to the community during the end of the year for new nonprofits
Giving Tuesday was initiated in 2012 by Henry Timms to counteract the spending of Black Friday and Cyber Monday with philanthropic giving to charities in
A math teacher’s new passion of GARDENING
He was a swimming teacher who went back to school to become a math teacher. He had beena math teacher for 18 years. Now he
How I dealt with and overcame the news of my son’s lifelong health condition.
My son was born with a condition that his doctors could not identify. The doctors told me that there wassomething wrong with my son but
A fathers mental health diagnosis and how it affects his family.
Kirt’s father was diagnosed with schizophrenia before he and his twin brother wereborn. His mother delivered both of them about two months early because his
How do you deal with rejection after coming out to parent? Letting go of validation to find love.
John. A young boy living in Texas. Came out to his parents at a young age. His parents didn’t accept it and thought he was