Samantha Schutz and Annica Lydenberg are the co-creators of the You Are Not Alone Murals which launched across New York City in May 2019, timed to coincide with Mental Health awareness month. Always fierce supporters of each other professionally and personally, Samantha and Annica found an intersection of their creative passions in the murals project, which offers support to anyone who feels misunderstood, …
Local Teacher Takes Over Insta to Talk Mental Health
Nicci, a local middle school teacher pursuing her master’s degree shares her story and takes over our insta this week! I am currently getting my masters in Organizational Leadership with hopes to work for a nonprofit or business in the near future. I myself have struggled with mental illness from the age of 12. Between dealing with anorexia, anxiety, and …
Children’s Mental Health Advocate, Julia Paxton, Takes Over Our Insta
We were so excited to have Julia Paxton, who’s been featured on the Today Show, take over our insta stories this week. See a small piece of her story below. I am a social work student at Ohio State University and a patient advocate with Nationwide Children’s Hospital. I have struggled with mental illness from a very young age, and …
Pediatric Behavior Consult President Takes Over Instagram to Share Tips on Parenting Toddlers
California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Michelle Tangeman, provides behavioral and psychological services in the Los Angeles area. She’s joining us in the afternoon (from the west coast) for #freeyourmindfriday to share her personal and professional story about mental health. Michelle is the founder and president of @Pediatric_Behavior_Consult, as a resource to support not just …
Janelle Follows Her Dream and Shares Her Story for #freeyourmindfriday
Hi everyone! My name is Janelle Nixon & I look forward to connecting with you all! I used to envy those people who knew exactly what they wanted to do when they got older. I really had no clue what I wanted to do until I was told about social work in my second year of community college. It felt …
Licensed Therapist and Mindset Coach, Haneen, Spreads Self-love on the Gram
This week, Haneen Ahmad, licensed therapist and mindset coach takes over our instagram to share her passion for supporting women on their journey to self-love and empowerment. In our household, I grew up the oldest of 4 children, one of which had a disability called Prader-Willi Syndrome. From a young age, I knew I wanted a future career centered around …
‘Ask Dr. Julie’ Answers All on IG
Dr. Julie Groveman is a licensed clinical psychologist, with a private practice in Manhattan, specializing in working with adults and teens. With compassion and focus, Julie is committed to helping you heal from the past and to rediscover your Inner Strength. Her work focuses on helping you to shift negative patterns, to become the most authentic and empowered version of …
TODAY Show Parenting Contributor Shares Tips on Insta Takeover
Dr. Kim from @theparentologist is taking over our Instagram to share about everything play therapy and working with children. In addition to being a Doctor of Psychology, she is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist, a university professor, parenting coach, public speaker, and blogger. Dr. Kim is the mom of two young children and the owner/founder …
Dr. Finch Discusses Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder on #FreeYourMindFriday
With a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Dr. Hayden Finch is passionate about understanding and treating schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other severe and persistent mental illnesses. In addition to developing outpatient and residential treatment programs for severe mental illness in graduate school, she was involved in mental health policy and legislation advocacy. During her clinical internship, …
#TherapyIsCool
Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Christina, is taking over our instagram for #freeyourmindfriday to share all things therapy and mental health! Dr. Christina, is a clinical psychologist who provides therapeutic services in the San Francisco Bay Area and the founder of #therapyiscool mental health action campaign. The stigma that her patients bring into therapy has been an enduring theme as well as …