As the prevalence of mental health issues increases and affects an ever larger number of our friends and family, it becomes essential that we create spaces for folks to talk about how they overcame or persisted despite mental health challenges. Here, we’ve tried to create a safe space for people to come together and discuss their stories, experiences, triumphs and failures with managing their mental health issues.
Cassidy Lewis
Being bipolar is an everyday struggle. From waking up to going to bed. Food is my medicine, i often struggle with simple tasks but resilience gets me through the day. I overcome these challenges everyday by choosing happiness. My biggest supporter is God, and my inner self. I never wanna restrict or limit myself due to whats going on in my mind. I choose life, and a functional one. Read more>>
Jonae Moore
As someone who has been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder 2 and Anxiety, I am well aware of the ups and downs that transpire in life and how having mental issues can add weight to them. For me, outside of taking my medication, I know that it is important to have work life balance. Read more>>
Quintin Alexander
Therapy and self-care have been key for me. I believe one of the main challenges I developed at a young age was the idea that someone else’s perspective of who I am had to be my reality, but my reality didn’t have to exist in my someone else’s momentary experiences with me because people have the ability and opportunity to make changes daily. I also had to learn how to be in a room by myself and love me. Read more>>
Gianna Catanzarite
In the past decade, I like to think I’ve demonstrated remarkable resilience and determination in overcoming significant mental health challenges. Last year, after reaching a breaking point, I made the courageous decision to seek professional help. I traveled across the country to be put in a treatment facility to work on myself and my issues. Read more>>
Thomas Sahagun
My story is like no other, you cant make this stuff up what I have been through to get to where I am today. I began my Journey in December of 2021 under Sahagun Films Production which eventually turned into Elite Films Production. I was going through a rough patch in my life. Read more>>
Ashley Ward
As a psychotherapist, I have learned that we all have our story and that we all face challenges in our lives. Throughout my life experiences of growing up in different neighbors and learning how to embrace being African American and Hispanic, was quite a challenge. Being multiracial was not easy for me because I was challenged by both communities for being “mixed”. Read more>>
Tangela Nelson
In my life I’ve lost my mom, dad, father of my children and other family members. Most recently tragedy struck again. My son JOVON came up missing, we looked for him for twenty three days and on the twenty fourth day he was found in the calumet river. Read more>>
