I'm the Evidence: Feeling Connected Can Ground
By quickly executing my WRAP®, I gained resilience and control!
Author: Bonnie P. Age: 53 Location: Beaver County, PA I am sharing my story with I’m the Evidence/Mental Health Campaign in hopes of inspiring others to plan for wellness. I have battled recurrent major depression for more than half of my life. I have been hospitalized for three mental health crises …. Two times for …
Read Story »Recovery’s Aerodynamics
Author: Kyle, B.S., CPS Profession: Certified Recovery Peer Specialist While still a High School Senior at Southern Wells High School, Poneto, Indiana, back in 1977, I enlisted for serving in the US Navy. Due to my high achievement on ASVAB test scores I qualified for Submarine Service and it thrilled me to go through all preparations and …
Read Story »A New Dream
Author: Valerie Age: 36 Location: Rural area Profession: Social Rehab Facilitator Education: 1 year college The American Dream – that’s what I was living, or so it appeared. There was mom, dad, 2 kids, a dog, and a two-car garage. I never imagined this image would be shattered by mental illness. Mental illness has directly impacted my family. One grandmother …
Read Story »A Look Inside The Journey of A Certified Peer Specialist and a WRAP Facilitator
Author: Linda Age: Not Given Location: Not Given Profession: MS/CPS Education: Bachelors Read Linda’s story here.
Read Story »From the Unknown to Recovery
Author: Dave Age: 53 Location: Small Town Profession: State Certified Peer Specialist at Torrance State Hospital Education: Associate’s Degree in Programming My name is Dave. I was born in 1959, and I come from an average home. I was fine until Valentine’s Week of 1989. Then my world turned inside out and I plunged into …
Read Story »Little Green Apples
Author: Brian Age: Not Given Location: Small Town Profession: MS/CPS Education: Graduate Degree Presently I find my self in transition from mania to depression. Mania is wonderful as it makes me fearless and removes all limits. Mania is also terrible as it makes me fearless and removes all limits. Mania is like listening to the Rolling Stones on 10, and …
Read Story »All my life I felt different
Author: Alicia Age: 30 Location: Small town Profession: Certified Peer Specialist Education Level: College All my life I felt different. I was raised with a mom who had a mental illness and a father that physically, mentally, and sexually abused me until I was 16. I moved to PA in 2000, when I found out …
Read Story »There are no barriers for those of us that believe
Author: Robert Age: 56 Location: Small town Profession: Unemployed Education Level: M.A. I became ill at the age of 25. Without going into all the details, as they linger forever and become very boring, I choose to dwell in the ever-present moment and move ahead into a future chock full of potential. I recently started my PhD …
Read Story »Sometimes Trees Fall
Author: Katie Age: 27 Location: Small town Profession: Mental Health Case Manager Education Level: Bachelor’s degree. Master’s degree student. Every family has their favorite stories. In my family, it was the time I was dancing in a holiday recital as a child and waltzed directly into the Christmas tree on stage. I don’t remember this, …
Read Story »“Let me tell you how your story ends…”
Author: Stephen Age: 41 Location: Large city Profession: Peer Support in the Criminal Justice System Facilitator Education Level: Junior, Regent University, Psychology I was my diagnoses: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression and Substance Abuse. For many years, I was that person who people often lamented “had so much potential.” I spent a combined total of 13 …
Read Story »
Visit the 