Genevieve felt so much shame around her depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation because she felt she should be able to deal with it alone. It took telling professionals and her family to get the help she needed.
Spartan shares his story of loss over his father; the downward spiral of depression and how that has impacted his life. He finds recovery is Jiu-Jitsu.
Jo Clutton maneuvers through 30 years of depression with an unsupportive family. It took a medication crisis to start her road to recovery and enable her to make the decision to distance herself from her remaining family members.
Iris shares her story of depression and suicide ideation and how she got help.
Jeremy has struggled with medication resistant mental illness (self-harm, bipolar, schizophrenia, suicide ideation) his whole life. He gives us a glimpse into his life as he tries to survive feeling chronically empty.
Arianne shares how her stay in a psychiatric hospital saved her life.
Jeanné, diagnosed with Bipolar I, supported herself until she had a nervous breakdown. Now homeless and ill, she couldn’t get agency support because in the past she was high-functioning. Who would help her?
