Natalie shares why participating in NAMIWalks Washtenaw County is so meaningful. Continue reading Why I Walk: Natalie’s Story
Personal Story: Learning How to Get Up Again
It can be difficult to feel like you need to make a “comeback” after diagnosis, but there is hope. Continue reading Personal Story: Learning How to Get Up Again
Personal Story: Noise and the Blank Canvas
Trevor writes about his experience in the early stages of a mental health diagnosis and beyond, sharing a story of hope. Continue reading Personal Story: Noise and the Blank Canvas
Waves: A Poem
In this short poem that draws inspiration from waves, Mary writes about mental health.Continue reading Waves: A Poem
My Experience with NAMI WC
Stephanie shares how she learned about NAMI WC and later got involved. Continue reading My Experience with NAMI WC
About the Advocate & Author: Michelle Yang
Author and NAMI volunteer leader Michelle Yang speaks about her new memoir, Phoenix Girl.Continue reading About the Advocate & Author: Michelle Yang
Reflection: Focusing on The Positive In A World That Drowns Us In The Negative
There is so much negative stuff in this world that it drowns out the positive… but there is an alternative to focusing on the negative.Continue reading Reflection: Focusing on The Positive In A World That Drowns Us In The Negative
A Personal Story
I believe that just as someone with diabetes might need to take a pill or get medical attention, the same goes for someone with a mental health condition. A person with a mental health condition is not their diagnosis or a label, but a person just like anyone else. Continue reading A Personal Story
A Personal Story
View Post By Lisa Hi, my name is Lisa. I’m 35 years old, and I currently live with the mental health conditions of clinical depression, anxiety, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (also known as ADHD). I was the youngest of eight siblings from a blended family, and the only child of my mother and father together. IContinue reading A Personal Story
Engaging the Communities We Inhabit
NOVEMBER 2019 BY SPENCER WALZ Editor’s note: This story was first published by the U-M School of Public Health in August 2018. Spencer Walz has now completed his BS in Public Health Sciences. While studying at U-M, he was a recipient of the Vivian Craig Hagberg and John Hagberg Jr. Scholarship. To paraphrase Dr. AmitContinue reading Engaging the Communities We Inhabit