Overcoming mental illness
In only six more days, I will see the culmination of a long-term personal project, the publication of my debut memoir: I Asked the Blue Heron. As I check off items from the long to-do list leading to this important event in my life, I feel my pulse accelerating, my apprehensions and fears exploding. I…
Yesterday was World Mental Health Day. Together with over 43 million Americans who suffer from a mental illness in any year, I stand up against stigma. As an In Our Own Voice (IOOV) presenter for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), I bring the message of the hope of recovery to audiences in the…
I own this moment No deceiving man No fidget tinkering around my legs No monsters from the past. At La Palabra The voices rise softly Between drinks and tacos Celebrating the work of Inspiring women. Two new books are born. At La Monarca Bakery on 59 The smell of sugar and butter Caress…