Jordyn shares her story of living with physical limitations and mental illness simultaneously. She runs a blog called "Chronically Unimaginable" and advocates to help others.

Her mission is to kick the stigma of mental illness.

Anne Moss Rogers graciously accepted our podcast invitation. She’s real and raw. You can find more about her journey through the podcast. She’s an advocate and travels speaking to raise awareness of suicide and prevent other parents and family members from losing a child. She also speaks directly to children and youth. Read more, after listening by clicking on the links below:

emotionally naked

emotionallynaked.com

Mental Health Raw & Open Podcast

Upcoming Presentation on Preventure

Words Matter: Addiction

Bereaved Parents, July is Our Month

“There’s nothing you could have done”

As much as I want you to get well, I love you even if you don’t

Lynn Nanos is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in her eleventh year as a full-time mobile emergency psychiatric clinician in Massachusetts. After graduating from Columbia University with a Master of Science in Social Work, she worked as an inpatient psychiatric social worker for approximately seven years. She is an active member of the National Shattering Silence Coalition that advocates for the seriously mentally ill population. She serves on its Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee committee and co-chairs its Blog committee.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42196913-breakdown

Quora answers to psychiatric questions: https://www.quora.com/profile/Lynn-Nanos-2

Her book, “BREAKDOWN: A CLINICIAN'S EXPERIENCE IN A BROKEN SYSTEM OF EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY: SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS REFORM BOOK”

She’s written several articles, done research on the seriously mental ill patients experiencing major psychosis, and those that are unaware they have anything wrong with their brain function.

Website: https://lynnnanos.com/

Lynn Nanos is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in her eleventh year as a full-time mobile emergency psychiatric clinician in Massachusetts. After graduating from Columbia University with a Master of Science in Social Work, she worked as an inpatient psychiatric social worker for approximately seven years. She is an active member of the National Shattering Silence Coalition that advocates for the seriously mentally ill population. She serves on its Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee committee and co-chairs its Blog committee.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42196913-breakdown

Quora answers to psychiatric questions: https://www.quora.com/profile/Lynn-Nanos-2

Her book, “BREAKDOWN: A CLINICIAN'S EXPERIENCE IN A BROKEN SYSTEM OF EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY: SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS REFORM BOOK”

She’s written several articles, done research on the seriously mental ill patients experiencing major psychosis, and those that are unaware they have anything wrong with their brain function.

Website: https://lynnnanos.com/

Starr, an amazing soul shares her spiritual awakening through her writing. Her poems are powerful, healing and speak the truth. Listen and comment should they move you like that have done us and many others.

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* Art Piece

* Being Seen

* I Am My Own Medicine

* I Want To Be The One You Write Poems About

Isaiah is a young man who advocates erasing the stigma of mental illness. I met him at a NAMI "In Our Own Voice," Training - he's an amazing young man and has a great story.

He is on the Autism Spectrum and lives with Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar, NVD, and ADHD. He's a gamer and active in his community, our local community. He is on FB as ParaDX

He suffered Traumatic Brain Injury and has visual and tactile challenges.

Katherine is a registered nurse, mother, wife and blogger. She lives with both Postpartum Depression and Bipolar 1 Disorder. Her story is like so many in the world and she’s removed her mask to discuss it with us.

She’s a mom too and blogs about her life living with her mental illnesses and parenting on ButterflyTearsandKisses.com.

Blog - https://butterflytearsandkisses.com

Facebook - https://m.facebook.com/BTearsandKisses/ …

Instagram - http://Instagram.com/butterflytearsandkisses/ …

Pinterest - http://pinterest.ca/butterflytearsandkisses/ …

Twitter https://twitter.com/BTearsandKisses

Hiya is an author and lives with clinical depression and anxiety which started in 2014. She is native to India and due to family conflict went into a deep depression and learned to rise above and find her truth. She breathes, writes and looks on the bright side to cope and find hope.

Her message is to meditate and breathe to cope with anxiety and other things life throws at you.

You can find her on Instagram @Hiyaoxfordgirl

https://www.instagram.com/hiyaoxfordgirl/

Search: "Hiya says"on her website: https://www.mirakee.com/ to find her work.

Mr. Maisey's message to the world is to reach out to him because the message from his experiences is a message shared is a problem half solved.

TRIGGER WARNING: Discusses suicidal attempt in prison at 6 minutes into the podcast.

His book, "Young Offender" is due to release in the UK this July and in Canada and USA this October 2019.

Michael was lost, in the streets and out of control, due to his parents' drug and alcohol abuse, as well as childhood physical and sexual abuse. But, he turned his life around and now Michael Maisey is an actor and writer, known for Sparrow's Call, The Basement and Functional. He has been married to Sacha Wright since October 26, 2018. They have two children.

He participates in #TimeForChange Campaign in London.

Warrior Within Men’s Retreat in 2018

He tells more of his story in his book: “My Life on the Streets, In Prison, Out of Control, Making Amends. Young Offender.” Pre-order link for the book on amazon.co.uk out in July 2019.

Pre-order link for the book on amazon.com for buyers in the USA out October 2019.

Website: https://linktr.ee/mistermaisey

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mistermaisey/

You don’t want to miss this episode. He’s a powerful warrior and proof that anyone can turn their life around. We’ve all been through hard times, but he faced his hopelessness, near the edge of suicide, in its clenches and came out the other side. He’s been a ray of sunshine through his Instagram community and other engagements. I can’t wait to get and read his book. I look forward to working with Michael in the near future.

Michelle is from New Jersey and shares her story about being raised by a mother who had Bipolar Disorder. She is now an advocate for mental health awareness and wrote a book about it, you can read an excerpt here: http://breakingintomylife.com/excerpt/

Please visit her page for FAQs as well.

She conveys a message about mental health:

We are not our past. It is possible to triumph over past challenges with perseverance.

Let’s separate the person from their illness. They are not their illness. They are loving individuals doing the bet they can with what they have been dealt.

Caregivers must establish some boundaries and make their own wellbeing a priority so that they can provide the best level of support to those they love.

The brain is just another organ. I look to the day when we talk as openly about brain health as we do heart health. When that happens people won’t be ashamed or suffer in silence.

If you are suffering and don’t feel comfortable talking to your loved ones or a therapist, find other outlets to keep talking. Find resources like www.18percent.org or https://www.7cups.com/ to express yourself and get connected to others who might have experienced what you are. You are not alone and you don’t have to navigate it alone. You are human and it is ok to not be ok.

If you care for someone who you think is struggling, don’t look away and don’t “hope” they will get through it on their own. Try to create a safe space for them to share. Just by listening and asking them to tell you more, you will help them by allowing them to feel heard. You don’t have to fix anything. Just be there for them and listen to them.  

Please let us know what you think, comments are welcome on our blog https://www.anewdawnaa.com/podcast