NAMI Ask the Expert – You Are Not Alone Book Series – Building a Life with a Diagnosis

Thursday, February 9, 2023, 4:00pm – 5:30pm ET

Join us for our first Ask the Expert of the year as we dive deeper into NAMI’s first book, “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health” with author and NAMI Chief Medical Officer, Ken Duckworth.

Join Dr. Duckworth with guest experts Andrea Landry, Nikki Rashes and Elisa Norman as they share their journey of building a life in recovery with mental health conditions. Discover how their story became a part of a best-selling book of 2022 and a part of NAMI history.

Learn how this comprehensive guide, including stories from over 130 people with mental illness and caregivers, became a huge inspiration and success.

This session will be recorded and posted to our website several days after the webinar. All registrants for this webinar will automatically receive a link by email to view the recorded session once it is available. A typed transcription of the audio will also be available online within one week of the webinar.

Our Experts

Andrea Landry
Andrea Landry has a master’s degree in psychology, is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, mental wellness advocate and educator, an Advanced-Level WRAP facilitator, award-winning author and speaker, and NAMI Peer Program Leader and Trainer.

Nikki Rashes
Nikki Rashes is the Senior Manager, Programs and Digital Training Delivery at NAMI. Nikki has dedicated herself, both as a volunteer and a NAMI employee, to raising awareness and helping individuals, families and communities affected by mental health conditions. She is also a Certified Recovery Support Specialist, which means she is trained to help individuals living with a mental health condition build the skills necessary to overcome challenges that often accompany mental health conditions.

Elisa Norman
Elisa Norman is a facilitator for the NAMI Connections peer support group and a NAMI In Our Own Voice presenter. Elisa is the outreach coordinator for NAMI Henry Fayette Affiliate leadership team. She has a BS in Business Administration from Tuskegee University.