Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary says that a stigma is a brand; a mark of shame or discredit. It is something that people with “mental illness” are saddled with. Society believes that people with mental illness are people who sit in the corner drooling all over themselves or someone who is a gun-toting psychopath who goes into […]
Lynn Fuller won’t be afraid to speak up the next time she thinks someone is depressed or might be considering suicide.
Unfortunately, Fuller learned that lesson the hard way. Last October, Fuller’s brother died by suicide. Fuller said it was no secret that her brother was depressed, and he even was in therapy to help him deal with his depression. Despite knowing all of this, Fuller said when she got the phone call that her brother had died, it was unexpected.
A seed of recovery Is Counseling. A seed of recovery Is The right medication. A seed of recovery Is A support group. These seeds of Recovery Bring forth Good mental health.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss I remember being different as a kid; growing up I never fit anywhere. Even at a young age I heard voices and my emotions were all over the place. The voices […]
The new Michigan Recovery Center for Excellence website includes lots of resources for adults with mental illness on the path to recovery, including some compelling and inspiring video recovery stories. People active in our recovery transformation process may recognize some of the participants. They include Ike Powell and Larry Fricks of the Appalachian Consulting Group, […]
Mental Health America‘s “realLives” online community of recovery stories that we announced here on Feb 23 includes a story by Ernie Reynolds, one of our good friends and an extraordinary advocate. Here’s the direct link to Ernie’s Story. Congratulations, Ernie, on your latest endeavor!
Mental Health America launched realLives this week, a unique online community where mental health consumers can share their stories of living with mental health conditions. This one-of-a-kind anthology of original writings, artwork and poetry connects people facing similar struggles and helps break the silence that shrouds mental illness in America. Almost 200 stories have been […]
Dr. Frank Tosiello of Traverse City recently donated a painting to Northern Lakes Community Mental Health (CMH) to be auctioned with proceeds to benefit the organization’s free recovery art groups.
The painting was sold to anonymous donors who then donated the painting back to the mental health organization for permanent display. Dr. Tosiello’s gift raised $510, which will be used to purchase paint, paper and other supplies to support people learning to use art as a means to live a healthier, less stressful life.
TRAVERSE CITY — Dr. Frank Tosiello found a way to combine his passion for painting and his commitment to the mental health community by offering one of his paintings for sale to benefit Northern Lakes Community Mental Health.
The painting, a replica of Rembrandt’s “A Woman Bathing in a Stream,” was sold to an anonymous purchaser for $510, who then donated the painting back to the mental health organization for permanent display. Proceeds raised from the sale will be used for art supplies for free-to-the-community art groups.