Personal Stories

I Will Not Be Defined by a Diagnosis

Breaking The Family Curse: Fighting Stigma and Finding Recovery

Boy in the Window: My Journey as an Abuse Survivor

Keep Holding On

I Eat French Fries with a Fork

Surviving Suicide Loss and Weathering Stigma

Finding Support to Cope with Suicide Loss

Overcoming My Labels of “Drama Queen” and “Disabled”

Finding My Power to Speak Up

Navigating the Ups and Downs of Mental Illness

Overcoming Labels and My “Spiral” with Schizoaffective Disorder

When My Mental Health Episode Made Headlines

To My Future Providers: I Am More Than My Diagnosis

Overcoming Cultural Stigma to Fight my Depression

I Was Scared To Talk About My Mental Health

Resilience

Someone Who Looks Like Me, Part II

Practicing What I Preach: #IAmStigmaFree