My campaign to end mental health stigma | Why can’t we treat those with a mental illness the same exact way we treat people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, visual impairment or mobility issues?
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APRIL 2024 | “Just Make The Casserole”
I was interviewed about my ongoing battle with bipolar for a documentary entitled Make The Casserole | WATCH VIDEO
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AUGUST 2022 | A Day That Never Ends
That was an especially tough day. Nineteen years old. Discharged from the psych unit. No money. No Job. No Home. It is a day I will never forget. August 10, 1983.
It was a Wednesday and it was hot. Hot and incredibly humid. Dog Day Afternoon hot. I was 19 years old and about to experience something I could not previously imagine. | READ MORE
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FEB. 25, 2026 | REVENGE OF BI-POLAR ILLNESS
You may remember him from his classic role as Lewis Skolnik in the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. But what you probably didn’t know was that actor Robert Carradine battled with bipolar disease for nearly two decades.
This week, Carradine, 71, died from suicide. It’s important to talk about this stuff. It’s important to break-down barriers. | READ MORE
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FEB. 2022 | The Dangerous Type, a lot like you
Trust me on this: being a patient on a psychiatric ward sucks. In all fairness, being a patient in any kind of hospital for any reason is no picnic for anyone, but psych units are anything but “comfortable” | READ MORE
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NOTES TO CARL | LESSONS IN MEDIOCRITY 