Volunteers and staff share book recommendations related to mental health.Continue reading Book Recommendations from Volunteers and Staff
Quotes About Waiting and Hope
WAITING It’s hard being left behind. It’s hard to be the one who stays. — Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work. — Peter Marshall Waiting and hoping are wound together like the strands of a rope. — BethContinue reading Quotes About Waiting and Hope
Focus on Advocacy – Story Jam Sessions, Office Holder Education, and Advocacy Messaging
By Pat Streeter, Carolanne Wartman, Autumn Walkerly, Annice Siders, Barb Higman, and Mark Creekmore NAMI’s advocacy leadership team has great plans for 2021! Contact Mark (pmcreek@gmail.com) if you want to join our team and help with these activities. 1. New Story Jam sessions are coming. Join us, tell your story, and learn how to helpContinue reading Focus on Advocacy – Story Jam Sessions, Office Holder Education, and Advocacy Messaging
My Family’s Battle
By Mary Palnau I’ve often read that one of the best ways to be a mental health advocate is to share your own personal story. I’m finally ready to record my story about the mental health challenges in my family. My mother battled major depression. Three of my six brothers were diagnosed with bipolar disorder,Continue reading My Family’s Battle