by Kevin Jokipii | Aug 28, 2021 | Events, Recovery Stories
Discovering a Place for Us is a great collaboration that Painted Brain uses to give people a welcoming place to express themselves and their experiences through art. This has become a gift for those involved, to be able to heal and share through the arts. The talented...
by Desiree Mejia | Jul 2, 2021 | Blogs, Recovery Stories
It is difficult for me to think about what to write when it comes to the stigma around mental health and my family. Rarely, if ever, has mental health been openly discussed within my family. This is not to say mental illness does not take up great space in our world,...
by Gabriella Thalin | May 11, 2021 | Blogs, Recovery Stories
Mental health. It’s a term that can feel so foreign, and yet it affects our everyday lives. Our ability to get out of bed. Our relationships. Our hopes and expectations about today, tomorrow, the next day. The problem of stigma It can be difficult to reflect on our...
by Katherine Kornberg | Mar 26, 2021 | Editorial, Mental Health, Recovery Stories
When I was a kid, I genuinely thought that my mom had a weekly appointment to shrink her head. She already has a very small head, so this was incredibly confusing to me. It was only when my mom took me to see a therapist myself at around 10 years old that she...
by Anonymous | Feb 26, 2021 | Mental Health, Recovery Stories
Hiding from myself Growing up, when something was wrong, I felt it in every part of my body. At times it was overwhelming and crushed my soul. Other times, I lost my voice and felt a deafening come over me. Then there were less painful moments when I was able to...
by Socorro Garcia | Dec 4, 2020 | Recovery Stories
Anonymous Growing up in a Latino family, talking about our emotions was not something we did. I remember hearing my uncles always telling us kids that boys should not cry or show emotion, and girls need to stop being so emotional and crying over everything. Being told...
