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posted 01/30/2008, comment (1)

Family Support: My Story

My mother drove me to the hospital within 24 hours of my breakdown, and I received the medication that worked on the first try. When I relapsed, she drove me again to the hospital-this time against my will. I often tell people if it weren't for her, I wouldn't be alive today. She knew something was wrong, and didn't care how it looked,... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/23/2008, comments (2)

Left of the Dial, A Memoir Excerpt

From time to time, I'd like to post scenes from my memoir, Left of the Dial. The book will be published in 2009, either with a traditional publisher, or self-published. The section below hints that mental health is a worldwide priority. ____________________ Italy, spring 2002. The tour bus rolled down a road through olive... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/17/2008, comments (2)

Campaign 2008: The Candidates Address NAMI

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) sent a 24-item questionnaire on mental health issues to every candidate in the 2008 election. Here, I'll focus on the section, "End the inappropriate jailing of Americans with mental illness." As President, will you: 1. Support increasing programs to divert people with mental... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/27/2007, comments (2)

Solutions: Taking the Medications

When I was a disc jockey, I'd mix intuitive segues: rock-n-roll and the blues, classical and punk. So, too, with my writing, I make connective leaps, and right now I found the perfect words to link to this blog entry on taking medications. Elizabeth Gilbert-a smart, beautiful, kind writer-wrote in Eat Pray Love: "If faith were... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/14/2007, comments (6)

Disclosure: Is It a Do or a Don't?

Recently, I disclosed my illness by presenting the breakdown scene in my memoir to the members of my writing workshop. It was received warmly. I truly feel that if you're at peace with what happened to you, and are comfortable in your skin, others will accept you. I'm not saying dare to disclose at every opportunity. You get to decide... Read more Chevron

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