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Tag: personal stories

Stop Settling For Injustice—Do Something!

October 14, 2021Mary Mathieu

Stop settling for injustice. Do something! The Relationship Between Anxiety and Human Connection Having a severe anxiety disorder makes connecting to others next to impossible. I want connection more than…

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Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

October 4, 2021Mary Mathieu

Hope is the thing with feathers. Hope Helps Me Win the War After hitting rock bottom again these past few weeks, seeing a future for myself has been impossible. Without…

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The Importance of Educating Family Members about Mental Health

August 1, 2021Serena Etcheson

While the stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness has decreased in recent years, it still exists in our society and influences the way people think about mental health. This…

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Represents a needed change in the mental health system.

Why Did The Mental Health System Fail Me?

February 9, 2021Mary Mathieu

The Big Question  Why did the mental health system fail me? Failing Mental Health For most of my life, I have been wondering what is wrong with me. After years…

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friends hugging looking at the sunset

Validating My Invalidation on Mental Health

January 20, 2018Michelle

Validation is so important to have strong mental health. I believe that validation can generally be thought of as to come from a person, maybe a spouse, sibling, parent or…

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988: Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing

https://youtu.be/GbToLv_TmZg?si=XQWsSKyn54Otx8_u

SixDegrees.org: Peer Power Podcast

https://youtu.be/aKUXBa-7-Dw?si=iqd7D5eo9O2E0CuB

Partner: accessiBe’s Spotlight Sessions

https://youtu.be/meR2miz1Suk?si=x0Qe-KIzumZfaIRf
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