Blog Update Schedule   My Recent Twitter Feed  Mental health
messages  Key ideas shared for mental health specific audiences:
These messages come from my experience as a person who has
recovered, from being a family member of someone with emotional
distress,  I understand that some people in recovery are all at
a different stage in their recovery journey and benefit from
different levels of exposure to controversial or provocative
information. I know that some people make bad decisions based on
an incomplete understanding of a highly nuanced message.  I also
understand that advocacy works best with long term relationships
and becoming too confrontation or ideological can jeopardize
progress. With this said, I always tell the truth as I
understand about the following ideas related to my work to
provide the most productive talk for each audience:  Emotional
distress is temporary and transformative: Many people experience
extreme emotional states as a response to difficult events that
overwhelm their community