Category: Share your story

  • Share your story – Grace Fauchelle

    Tell us a little about yourself I am 22 years old.  I love writing books and drawing/painting.  I have a published book already with many more to come.  I currently work 2 jobs at a gym and a restaurant, which is an absolute blessing for me. In 2015 alone I lost 4 jobs.   I…

  • Share your story – Kelsy King

    Share your story – Kelsy King

    Tell us a little about yourself I am a wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and advocate to End Mental Illness Stigma.  I am also a retired Registered Nurse.  I love to write on my blog.  Life is good!  What mental health challenges have you experienced? I have a long history with mental illness – first starting…

  • Share your story – Carissa Wright

    Share your story – Carissa Wright

    Tell us a little about yourself I consider myself to be a battler of borderline personality disorder (BPD). What mental health challenges have you experienced? I have been suffering from BPD since the age of 17.  I experience suicide adaptations on a daily basis and feel like I am constantly balancing on a tight rope of…

  • Share Your Story – Kay

    Share Your Story – Kay

    Tell us a little about yourself I’m 20 year old. I manage a page that helps to raise the awareness of mental health and stop the stigma! ‘This is what a person with mental illness looks like’ is a page to show everyone and us who live with mental illness that we aren’t alone and…

  • Defiant Not Compliant -Cerridwens Heart’s Mental Health Journey Part 3

    Defiant Not Compliant -Cerridwens Heart’s Mental Health Journey Part 3

    In Part 1 and Part 2, Cerridwen Heart has been sharing her story.  Cerridwen did not have a good start in life.  Developing mental health challenges, Cerridwen got involved in relationships looking for love that only made her feel worse.  She continues below…. Finally, John completed his mission to complete suicide, choosing to throw himself…

  • Defiant Not Compliant – Cerridwens heart’s Mental Health Journey Part 2

    Defiant Not Compliant – Cerridwens heart’s Mental Health Journey Part 2

    An abusive alcoholic father, a mother who wished she had aborted her, caused Cerridwen to self loathe.  This finally led her to develop mental health challenges.  Cerridwens Heart continues her awe inspiring story from the last time below…. Drinking heavily was the norm in my life growing so why should I be any different?  Besides I was…