Mental illness as part of a complex identity
Lisbeth Coiman shares her experience with bipolar and psychosis and how looking at life through the lens of mental illness has changed her perspective.
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Coping with mental health issues in Africa
Marie Abanga shares her story of mental health challenges and how they were overlooked in her home country for social, economical and religious reasons.
One woman’s determination to end the cycle of mental illness, addiction and labels keeping her family apart
Due to addiction, Julie and her siblings were given up for adoption. Julie continues the cycle as she self-medicates her mental illness and copes with family.
How delusions can be an experience and not a symptom; Trish’s story of acceptance
MHT founder and editor Trish Hurtubise shares her belief we are just right & how this re-frames her recent experience with delusions to be a coping mechanism for fear vs a psychotic symptom. And there’s a cartoon.
The middle: what isn’t talked about when recovering from an eating disorder
Olivia James shares her experience with “the middle”; the messy bit where your brain is split in two trying to comprehend life without an eating disorder while it still has an eating disorder.
Healing from depression through spiritual awakening
Mica Akullian shares his challenges with depression and how mindfulness followed by a spiritual awakening helped him to heal.
Teen depression; a candid interview with teenager Kevin Breel
Writer, comedian, mental health activist & TEDx speaker Kevin Breel (19 yrs old) reveals in a candid interview how depression changed his perspective on life.