Destiny is a 27 year old woman from Post Falls Idaho. During her adolescence, health and wellness professionals struggled to find explanations for different behaviors that Destiny would project.
Erin Miller from Wisconsin discusses mental health and disabilities from multiple points of view, including her own. She breaks down how realizing the specific needs of each individual allows us to accurately provide care and…
Lukas is a Cold War Veteran living in Hyden, Kentucky. In adolescence, he was falsely diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Manic Depression. The resulting traumas left him with PTSD to confront throughout a childhood and…
Max Wheeler is a 32 year-old man living in the Washington DC area. He was born in Paraguay, and later moved to the U.S. through adoption. Max has an uncommon disability and mental health diagnosis…
Micah Peace is a twenty-six year old autistic person from Louisville, KY. After receiving a false diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, they lived much of their childhood and adolescence confused about why pharmaceutical medications…
Catherine is a full-time caregiver for her 33 year-old daughter with developmental disabilities. In this interview, she discusses many anecdotes and opinions she’s formed over the years.
racy Martin has been familiar with terms like dual-diagnosis, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia all his life. At a young age, he received these diagnoses and still deals with the ups and downs that accompany them…
Amy is a 48-year-old blog writer and self-advocate from California. She has multiple mental health diagnoses and has experienced many obstacles throughout life due to the stigma and misconceptions that take place in both the…
Melanie Davis is a 35 year-old woman living with Cerebral Palsy from Omaha, Nebraska. She serves as a successful advocate to people with disabilities in her community, and is also a Political Science undergraduate student…
Jena Crafton is a 31 year-old woman with intellectual disabilities from Eagle River, Alaska. During adolescence, Jena’s family thought of a unique way for their family to learn about and experience the rest of the…