Category: Stories

BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD FACE MENTAL ILLNESS ALONE

Be BOLD, BRAVE & BADASS: My Mother’s Legacy of Imperfection

Legacies are about what you hope to leave behind once you are gone.  Hopes, dreams and fears you have for the future of your children and grandchildren.  We need to leave our girls and women a better legacy.  Little girls, teens and young women are in crisis.  Suicide rates for this group are the highest…
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The Power of WE

Perhaps you’ve heard the popular mental health quote, “When you change I for WE, Illness becomes Wellness.” It’s the foundation for everything we are doing this year, because not only should “no one face mental illness alone,” but we know that we know that we can’t achieve that goal alone! We’re working hard this year…
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Embracing My Inner Wonder Woman: A Story of Mental Illness

My story is one of vulnerability, empathy, love and loss.  It is a story that needs to be told, a story about mental illness.  1980’s Mental Health Services in Lincoln, NE Lincoln, NE in the 1980’s was not a good place to be if you had a mental illness.  Community mental health resources were scarce…
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Mental Health and Happiness … and Gut-Friendly Microbes?

When was the last time you thought about your gut health? If you’re like most people, the answer may be … never. And yet, your gut health has a huge impact on your life, affecting your physical and emotional wellbeing. If your gut is out of balance, you may experience physical symptoms, such as GI…
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