Mental illnesses are medical conditions involving changes in behavior, thinking or emotions that interfere with a person’s ability to do daily tasks or care for themselves. Common mental health disorders include anxiety disorders and mood disorders such as depression, schizophrenia…
Category: schizoaffective disorder
My Son Kevin
This is my story, how I see things as a parent and caretaker. Let me introduce you to my son, Kevin. He likes to write poetry, paint, draw, play with his cat, take walks, and watch documentaries. He learns new…
RADIO: The Business of Meditation
Neil McKinlay is an embodied meditation teacher with over thirty years experience with these teachings and practices. Reflecting his interest in how meditation enriches and is enriched by our everyday lives, he runs two online communities and hosts the ‘Bringing…
RADIO: The Business of Inspiring a Movement
Erik DaRosa, known as “Yoda” to friends and clients, is an inspirational speaker and both the Founder and Co-host of mental health focused podcast, From Survivor to Thriver. In 2011, Erik traded in a successful career as a New York…
PODCAST: Anonymous Story Sharing with MA Founder Wizzi Magnussen
Listen to our founder Louisa “Wizzi” Magnussen on Open Journal Blogcast with Mike Douglas. Episode Description: Wizzi joins us today to share some of her lived experiences with mental health illness. Wizzi also introduces us to Minds Anonymous and some…
RADIO: The Business of Mental Health Support
Jon Manning has experienced living with mental health conditions for over 20 years. And with a background in the commercial world, he set up Arthur Ellis: Mental Health Support, to change the way mental health is managed throughout society. Jon has noticed…
The Cell
That light is so bright, the crack in the wall is illuminated perfectly, giving it a foreboding appearance as if the darkness of the crack is a tunnel to another world. Deep as the blackest ocean. At this point the…
Enough Now
I’ve barely left my bed for six weeks, I haven’t been able to walk for over two years or drive for over six years. Now, finally nearing the end of my recovery and having, after years of applications and a…
PODCAST/VIDEO: Founder Wizzi Magnussen’s Story
Louisa “Wizzi” Magnussen: “I didn’t know that anything was wrong” Wizzi Magnussen, the Founder and Owner at Minds Anonymous, which provides a safe space to share mental health stories anonymously, and Wizmedia, a website design and copywriting company, struggled as a child…
The Reality of Psychosis – Beyond the TV Drama
A well mind can make the distinction between a vivid dream, an imagined scenario and waking reality. But a psychotic mind cannot separate what is real and what is not. I guess that’s what makes psychosis so frightening, and contributes…
Saviour – STRONG CONTENT WARNING
“Your mum is on her way,” says a distant voice, barely audible through the tirade of electromagnetic currents trafficking through my mind. I’m not sure, but I think I might be in a hospital. I’m not dead. At least, I…
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