Mental Health Aloud

OC87 Recovery Diaries, is an online publication that features stories of mental health, empowerment, and change. Each week on Mental Health Aloud, Editor in Chief Gabriel Nathan will read aloud our latest mental health recovery essay. Gabe’s gentle, welco

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Life Has Become Wonderful: My Life with Schizoaffective Disorder (PART 2 OF 2)

Posted May 4, 2022 • 00:10:22

This mental health recovery story focuses on Leif’s journey through hospitals, homelessness, and diagnosis. Leif learned to advocate for himself and...

Life Has Become Wonderful: My Life with Schizoaffective Disorder (PART 1 OF 2)

Posted April 20, 2022 • 00:11:17

This mental health recovery story focuses on Leif’s journey through hospitals, homelessness, and diagnosis. Leif learned to advocate for himself and...

Lies Mania has Told Me

Posted April 13, 2022 • 00:12:32

Bipolar mania told Erika Nichols-Frazer that sex was love, that Stephen Colbert and John Oliver would want to interview her, and that gibberish was...

Decades-long Relationship with Therapist Truly a Gift

Posted April 6, 2022 • 00:09:54

Brian Marshall has seen the same therapist for decades, and his relationship with her has been a key element to his recovery from depression.

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All The Colors Of Me Only Some Will See: Relearning to Love Your Body After a Trauma

Posted March 23, 2022 • 00:14:53

Anne Marie Malloy had trouble loving who she saw in the mirror after facing childhood trauma, so she’s reclaimed control over self-identity with piercings,...