Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “recovery”
My name is Lauren, I am a junior at the University of Cincinnati and I live with depression and generalized anxiety disorder, and have experienced suicide ideations in the past. Growing up, people would probably have described me as a happy, positive, motivated and a social girl. But in my sophomore year of college, things started to spiral out of …
Carrie from carrie.happyhealthyblog shares her story. I was born very sensitive and empathetic, full of emotions. So at 5, I began to develop feelings of low self-worth and self-esteem as my parents began their long and brutal divorce. The divorce between my parents led me to grow up living two different lives as I visited each household which ran polar …
Meet John, a fellow Cincinnatian and author, who lives with bipolar disorder with psychotic features, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and post traumatic stress disorder. John shares his struggle, his breaking points, his turning points, and how writing about his experiences helped him find strength and clarity.
Meet Allie. She’s currently living with anxiety and depression and has also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Allie is incredibly brave to talk openly about her mental health journey, what it’s like to get help and the comfort in joining others in recovery that understand exactly what you’re going through.
Meet Michael, a University of Cincinnati student who lives with anxiety, depression, and suicide ideation. Michael candidly share his struggles with mental illness, his path to recovery, and how he’s breaking the mental health stigma for other UC students by creating the Bearcat Support Network.
Meet Darnell, who spoke at our 2017 Spring4Life event and has been advocating for self-acceptance and living beyond your mental health diagnosis. Darnell is an actor and model who has lived with generalized anxiety disorder from a very young age. Watch his brave and honest story here.
Meet Megan, a University of Toledo student who lives with depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal ideation. Megan wants to spend her whole life telling people that “your life is worth living and there are ways to survive anything that you’re going through.” Thanks, Megan, for being brave enough to share your story! You are empowering others and saving lives!
