Category: advocacy
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Advocacy in Action: An Interview with Hannah Blum
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BipolarBrave: Hannah, tell me a little about your work in the mental health arena. Hannah: I started volunteering for NAMI North Carolina in 2014. Funny story is, I did not share my diagnosis of bipolar 2 disorder with any of the staff. Finally, someone asked, “Wait a minute, what are…
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A Review of Sunovion’s Mental Health Influencers Summit
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All travel expenses were paid for by Sunovion, but this post was at my discretion and the opinions expressed are my own. I had the privilege to attend the annual Mental Health Influencers Summit hosted by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals this past Sunday, May 21st, 2017. With Sunovion’s provision for travel, meals…
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News Flash: Featured Article In BP Magazine
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This just in! I made the cover of the Bipolar Magazine Spring 2017 issue! I’m pleased to present the cover here on my blog (source: bphope.com) You can subscribe to the magazine to access the full article interview through bphope.com. I want to give a big thank you to publisher…
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What I Wish I Knew In My Last Episode
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I just looked over some admission documents from the last hospitalization I underwent almost five years ago. Wow, what I was missing! I thought I was right the whole time. Ha! On August 31, 2012, I voluntarily admitted myself to a behavioral hospital. It was an experience unlike my first hospitalization…
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"Mental Illness: Misconceptions and Projections" An Interview with Carol Kivler
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For professional speaker Carol Kivler, life threw a curve ball a decade into her executive coaching career. After being diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and failed trials of medications, her decision to use Electroconvulsive Therapy to “reboot” her brain proved successful. She now speaks to thousands around the world promoting the education…
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“Mental Illness: Misconceptions and Projections” An Interview with Carol Kivler
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For professional speaker Carol Kivler, life threw a curve ball a decade into her executive coaching career. After being diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and failed trials of medications, her decision to use Electroconvulsive Therapy to “reboot” her brain proved successful. She now speaks to thousands around the world promoting the education…
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Guest Post: "How to Advocate for Improvements in Mental Health Care – A Call to Action" By John F Baggett
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Part III: How to Advocate for Improvements in Mental Health Care – A Call to Action By John F. Baggett Ph.D. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead In 1980 the thirteen-year-old daughter…
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Guest Post: “How to Advocate for Improvements in Mental Health Care – A Call to Action” By John F Baggett
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Part III: How to Advocate for Improvements in Mental Health Care – A Call to Action By John F. Baggett Ph.D. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead In 1980 the thirteen-year-old daughter…
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Mental Health And The Church: An Interview With My Pastor
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Where does mental health fit in the gospel mission? Amazingly enough, there were characters in the Bible that had bouts of depression. Moses, Naomi, Hagar, David, Saul, Elijah, Hannah, Nehemiah, Solomon, Job, Judas, Paul, Jeremiah and John the Baptist. Being a believer and follower of Christ doesn’t exempt a person from…
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Guest Post: "How The Crisis In Mental Health Care Came To Be" by John F Baggett
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Part II: Lessons From History – How the Crisis in Mental Health Care Came to Be By John F. Baggett Ph.D In Part I of this three part series I described the current sad state of affairs in Mental Health Care. In this post, I will discuss how the…