Who Isn't F*cking Crazy?

In 2001, Amy Hector began working at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.  In 2014 became the Student Affairs Case Manager and in her role as Amy provided resources of support to students, families, faculty and staff.  

Hosted by Doug Engelman and Stacey Kolomer. Edited by Michael Magnanti.

Mary Borland has been a volunteer for a NAMI DuPage, an affiliated NAMI office outside of Chicago. Ill. for over 30 years. Mary's son Chris was diagnosed with Schizophrenia in his early 20's. Mary discusses her family's experience supporting Chris, and each other through those very trying early days of his treatment though his ongoing recovery. It is a remarkable story of a remarkable family. One of our most inspiring guests.   

Hosted by Doug Engelman and Stacey Kolomer. Edited by Michael Magnanti.

Dr. Nancy Blackwell is a staff psychologist and training director at a university counseling center, and has spent the majority of her career working with college students and young adults.   Nancy takes an integrative, relational approach to therapy that incorporates mindfulness, self-compassion, and cognitive-behavioral techniques, and focuses on the role of interpersonal relationships and sociocultural factors in shaping individual experiences and worldviews. 

Hosted by Doug Engelman and Stacey Kolomer. Edited by Michael Magnanti.

Carolyn Craddock is a proud social worker privileged to witness the resilience of individuals who have experience with mental health and substance use.  She finds joy in her role as faculty at UNCW's School of Social Work and walking alongside future social work leaders.

Hosted by Doug Engelman and Stacey Kolomer. Edited by Michael Magnanti.

I am a 27-year-old graduate student at UNCW. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 in September of 2021. Being a graduate student and having Bipolar has been a challenge. The effects of the disorder often reflect on my schoolwork. I didn’t think I would make it through graduate school, but with a lot of effort and determination (and medication), I am almost at the finish line, and I am very proud of that.

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Chuck Eldridge is an amazing example of a peer who is surviving and thriving with a diagnoses of serious mental disorders - bipolar I and co-occurring alcholism. Once a businessman driven by his disorders to a state of uncontrolled mania, he turned his life around with tremendous family support and therapy. One compelling story that is sure to inspire.

Edited by Michael Magnanti.

Stacey Kolomer shares her family story; a father with a diagnosis of bipolar and depression, and the terrifying moment that brought it all to a head.

Edited by Michael Magnanti.

Doug Engelman recounts his life altering exeriences with his son's first psychotic break, his 8-year battle with schizophrenia, and his sudden death. At times moving listeners to tears, the story is both frightening and inspiring.

Edited by Michael Magnanti.

Doug Engelman and Stacey Kolomer use the experiences and insights of guests across the mental health spectrum to help us all understand that most people are dealing with diagnoses of mental disorders, either their own or that of a loved one. Peers, family members, clinicians, and educators share their stories to help reduce the stigma of mental illness.

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