Special thanks to our guest speaker, Auburn native and fashion model Jackie Cioffa, who shared her own personal journey with mental illness. Her remarks were…
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I used to believe anything was possible. Anything at all. At what precise moment did I ever forget to look up at the moon admiring…
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If I could be you for a day Would it show me a thousand ways you love Or the many ways you hate If I…
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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…
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As I sat across from my mother and really looked at her face and tiny frame, I saw her age, frailty and worry lines for…
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When life throws shit at you, and most assuredly it will, remember this. I see you. You are stronger than you think. You are kinder,…
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If I show you the inside of my heart you might die of frostbite It’s black and frozen There are no cracks or crevices, no…
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It is after all, just a life. No bigger, no better. I have breathed more shades, more pain, more joy, more crazy, more fear, more…
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When 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…
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