As an individual who has suffered a considerable amount of emotional trauma in my adolescent years (typically an emotionally volatile period of life), I have found this goodness and love—the most fundamental virtue of my relationship with my creator—in the early years of my childhood, which has paved the way for my personal recovery through mental illness and has revealed abundant avenues for immense personal growth.Continue reading Virtues in Recovery
Since I could attribute the thoughts as coming from outside my centered self, I could choose to do something different than lie there and entertain them. I could write about them. And quickly the thoughts ceased. What was left was thinking about the thoughts. It led to something quite a bit more productive than getting down on myself or falling into despair.Continue reading Pele’, the Voice of My Thoughts
“We will always have flaws. And I think it’s best for our own health if we accept that. As hard as it is, I think it benefits me to try to keep the fact that I am not perfect, and that I am not expected to be, in the forefront of my awareness.”Continue reading Opinion: Our Unfortunate Love Affair With Romanticism’s Non-existent Romantics
Many persons known for their creativity have suffered from manic-depression. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), author of several novels, many essays and works of nonfiction, an absolutely brilliant woman, was one of them.Continue reading Virginia Woolf’s Battle With Manic-Depression and Her Writing
Many years ago, my younger brother had his first psychotic episode when he was 18. It would be a wonderful film to view with families or high school classes to open up conversations about mental illness. Continue reading Film Review: Words on Bathroom Walls
Although the past year has been difficult, most of the effects of loneliness and stress can be remedied by a bit of social medicine. Continue reading The Importance of Connection after COVID-19
Kintsugi, meaning Golden Joinery in Japanese, is the art of repairing cracked or broken pottery with joinings of Gold or Silver. As a philosophy, if an object has been damaged, thenContinue reading Reflection – Kintsugi: The Art of Repairing Brokenness with Gold
The Honorable Karen Quinlan Valvo, a judge on the 15th Judicial District Court, will be the guest speaker at NAMI WC’s Annual Meeting, which will be held via Zoom onContinue reading Judge Karen Quinlan Valvo, 15th Judicial District Court
By Cathy Hearn, Newsletter Designer Cathy has been the volunteer Newsletter Designer for NAMI Washtenaw County (WC) since December 2017. In this article she describes the reasons for moving fromContinue reading The Makings of NAMI WC’s Newsletter
By Michelle Arnwine Frias We all imagined that in 2020 we would live our lives with reckless abandon, but to our dismay, we soon realized our habits would have toContinue reading Connections
