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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What Five Weeks in a Psychiatric Ward Had to Teach Me

Posted February 14, 2024 • 00:14:21

This mental health recovery story focuses on Leif and an experience of psychosis due to a medication change. His mental health shifted and a hospitalization...

Depression, Anxiety and Chronic Mom Guilt: How I Learned my Bipolar Diagnosis

Posted February 7, 2024 • 00:15:41

This mental health recovery story focuses on Nadia and her diagnosis process around bipolar. Her mental health plummeted after the birth of her daughter....

A Creative Mind, Body, and Voice Navigates Bipolar Disorder

Posted January 31, 2024 • 00:20:30

Musician, dancer, and artist Casey Calhoun has long struggled with bipolar disorder, and she writes here about her unique recovery process.

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How I Cope with the Challenges of Bipolar Disorder

Posted January 17, 2024 • 00:14:15

This mental health recovery story focuses on Dancan, who lives with bipolar. He has been unable to receive medication due to the healthcare system within...

Breaking Like Glass: A Story of Complex Trauma and Healing

Posted January 10, 2024 • 00:20:47

This mental health recovery story focuses on Kiersten, who lives with C-PTSD. Her journey has been one around managing her patterns of activation and...