NAMI Blog

What I Wish I Had Known: We Don’t Have to Wait for a Crisis

5 Truths I Discovered on My Road to Recovery

Lessons Learned: Embracing Treatment and Finding Acceptance

What I Wish I Had Known on My 20-Year Mental Health Journey

What I Wish I’d Known About Therapy: How to Use CBT and DBT

What I Wish I’d Known About Medication: Debunking Myths About Antipsychotics

How Law Enforcement Perpetuated My Son’s Trauma During a Mental Health Crisis

Ten Questions to Ask Your Psychotherapist

Shifting the Research Lens: Mothers of Adult Children with SMI

My Battle with Bipolar Disorder

Surviving to Thriving: Coping with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Understanding Bipolar Disorder

I’ve Taken an Anti-Psychotic Medication and I’m Not Ashamed

What to Expect During an Inpatient Stay

Embracing Hip-Hop Music in Mental Health Treatment

Approaching Mental Health Care with a Trauma-Informed Perspective

Music Therapy: More Than Just Entertainment

Growing Up with Panic Attacks

I Didn’t Treat My Son’s Mental Illness. Now, We Both Face the Consequences.

Missing the Early Warning Signs: My Son’s Journey with Schizophrenia