by Sinead | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Written by: Selene Jones 8/17/20 Ten years and ten months later, here I am writing for you. I never thought I’d see the day. I can count on one hand how many people I have shared my story with over the years. This is terrifying yet exhilarating at...
by Sinead | Apr 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
By: Jason Allington, NAMI Metro Suburban Employment Specialist NAMI depends on robust peer support. This is a proven and effective means of mental health support.The peer movement in mental health promotes the idea that people with mental illnesses are experts in...
by Sinead | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
By: Andrea O’Morrow, NAMI Metro Suburban Education Manager; Claudia Hypes, NAMI Metro Suburban Community Education Coordinator I was well into my twenties the first time a medical professional told me I was displaying symptoms of an anxiety disorder. I felt a...
by Sinead | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
By: Jeff Shapiro, CRSS March 22, 2019 There was a time when recovery was a word rarely used in association with mental health. During the 1990’s I never heard the word “recovery” used. During the year 2007, I was introduced to NAMI Metro Suburban....
by Sinead | Jan 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
By: Sierra Parham-Gantt Even before I got formally diagnosed, I felt that there was something intrinsically wrong with me and that I was defective. I blamed myself for everything that ever happened to me, including childhood trauma. I knew rationally that it...
by Sinead | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
By: Nikki Rashes It happens every year like clockwork. The days get shorter and the air gets colder. The leaves change colors and then the trees become bare. Warm walks in the sun turn to hayrides under the moon and, finally, to snow falling from a dark and...
