Sharing my story became a way to help build more understanding around mental health and the veteran experience.
I write not only for myself but for those who cannot tell their own stories.
Being Queer is Joyful
Read MoreDestigmatizing Mental Health Through Music
Read MoreWhat Being “More Than Enough” Really Means
Read MoreSurviving the Bed Shortage in Mental Health Treatment Facilities: A Teenager’s Experience
Read MoreGetting Involved with NAMI on My College Campus
Read MoreUnderstanding and Assessing Self-Harm: What You Need to Know
Read MoreThe Comforting and Frustrating Realization that You Are Not Alone
Read MoreEarly Psychosis Intervention
Read MoreI Wish They’d Seen It Sooner: Growing Up Undiagnosed
Read MoreNavigating Early Recovery from Schizophrenia
Read MoreDiscovering Self-Love and Acceptance after Tragedy and Mental Illness
Read MoreTranscending the Self-Stigma From my Youth
Read MoreReminding My Younger Self That I’m “More Than Enough”
Read MoreDealing with Schizophrenia in a Crowded Restaurant
Read MoreThe Case for Expanding Peer Support
Read MoreDetermining The Credibility of Social Media Mental Health “Experts”
Read MoreMy Fight for Recovery
Read MoreWhat No One Told Me About Being in a Psych Hospital
Read MoreThe Dual Life of Being a Peer with Bipolar Disorder and a Mental Health Clinician
Read MoreNavigating Depression and Medical Leave from College
Read MoreNAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264,
text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7).