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James’ Story: Navigating Recovery from Psychosis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hshteD2hKAU James shares his experience of hearing voices and rediscovering himself. Transcript: JAMES: I was struggling with my mental health, seeing things, hearing things, just deteriorating. The voices I was hearing, they were...
Garrison’s Story: Navigating Recovery from Psychosis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZt4c8hqpYY Garrison shares his experience of hearing voices and rediscovering himself. Transcript: GARRISON: I had hallucinations that were conjured up by my brain. And I felt like I knew more than I could handle, and none of it was...
Eleanor Longden: Voices In My Head
https://youtu.be/syjEN3peCJw?feature=shared Not long after Eleanor Longden started college, she began to hear a voice narrating all her actions in the third person. At first it was a neutral voice, but after telling a friend about it who reacted in horror, Longden...
Voices Of Compassion: A Tale Of Courage And Hope
This short film highlights what it’s like to live with voices in your head that are not your own, told through the fictional story of Stuart. The voices Stuart hears are described as overly threatening and insulting, often adding rude commentary to everyday activities...
Carlos: My Story Of Strength
After moving away from his family and community to attend college, Carlos began to slip into depression and was unable to get the help he needed, prompting him to return home. He was able to resume school locally but even with his support system around, he started...
Twists and Turns of Recovery
First Symptoms I had always been a fairly social person, had been successful in school, and was about to start my first career job out of college. My symptoms didn’t arise in one moment; it was a slow progression of increasing distance from my friends, family, and...
Don’t Let Stigma Get in the Way of Your Recovery
My first introduction to mental illness was when I was young and a family member was diagnosed. I became familiar with things like counseling, medication, and addiction. A few years later it happened again. At 15, I began hearing things about depression and bipolar...
Family Of Boy Who Wowed Obama Opens Up About His Battle With Schizophrenia
The parents of Joey Hudy open up about their son’s diagnosis with schizophrenia and how they are trying to navigate the mental health care system in the United States. Joey became famous back in 2012 when he demonstrated his high-velocity marshmallow cannon for...
Welcome to the Minds Empowered blog!
Welcome to the blog, where we are celebrating finding strength in shared experiences. In the weeks and months ahead, you’ll find a mix of content from us and others on mental wellness, self-care tools for psychosis, as well as education about psychosis and early...