I am honored to be included on Stigma Fighters. No matter who we are, we cannot face Mental Illness alone. Sarah Fader and Stigma Fighters are doing important work sharing,…
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A DESCENT AND ASCENT INTO MADNESS A decade ago I made a commitment to myself and a promise if I could write my deepest, darkest…
2 CommentsAs I sat across from my mother and really looked at her face and tiny frame, I saw her age, frailty and worry lines for…
2 CommentsWhen they zapped my brain, I did not recognize the nurse who had been there all along. I recalled my mother’s face, worry lines and…
Leave a CommentChasing the Sun Don’t look down at your feet The answers won’t magically appear On some tiny telephone screen with videos buzzing megabytes and wasted…
Leave a CommentI am told the brain feels no pain, no pressure. That is only half-truth. I have experienced a different reality; never exposed to screaming silence…
2 CommentsThe Unwilling Participant Some idiot had the bright idea to hang a birdcage outside a locked window on a mental ward. It hung from metal…
Leave a CommentPasso dopo Passo I cut the grass. Big whoop dee do. To some this might seem trivial, like why the hell is grass between…
2 CommentsHumanity By Jacqueline Cioffa We are a sick society. Before you hurl stones, rocks and bullets at my beliefs, or me please don’t. I…
3 CommentsI couldn’t resist responding to the lovely Carol Adriana Estrella‘s post on Facebook this morning. “Doing a small survey: What are your first thoughts when you hear…
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