My Appearance on The Whitney Reynolds Show
Time flies! This memory came up in my feed – back when I was on The Whitney Reynolds Show six years ago talking about life with chronic illness.
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Join Me and other Artists at MadMade Print Fair (November 14) in Chicago!
I have some good news to share! I found out I was accepted into the MadMade Print Fair. You can see my art and other artists–participating artists have psychiatric disabilities and/or mental health challenges…
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Hear me speak October 7 at 2 pm CST about CESSA, mental health legislation
This Wednesday (October 7), I will be co-presenting about CESSA, Illinois’s mobile crisis response system, and how you can get involved if you are interested in seeing more people who are in mental / behavioral health crisis get local mental /behavioral health supports. You can register for the event here:
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My Art Work; MadMade Print Fair
UDPATE: I have some news – As I wrote about below, I entered my art work for the MadMade Print
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I’m Speaking on June 5 in Chicago (Alternative Response)
This week, I will be speaking at the Advancing the Field of Alternative Response 2026 Convening in Chicago (June 4 – 5) hosted by the Policing Project at NYU Law, Center for Innovations in Community Safety (CICS) at Georgetown Law and the Alternative Mobile Services Association…
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Depression, Ghosting and Bipolar Disorder (FBF Video)
Have you ever ghosted someone due to mental illness or been ghosted by somebody?
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Have yourself a merry, little Christmas! My latest art work
I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas! And a (belated) Happy Chanukah to my Jewish friends; I wanted
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Merry Christmas! Meet My Latest Painting “Aurora Twilight”
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! I want to share my latest painting with you. In the past, I’ve shared some of
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See Me Speak on June 27 at 12 pm CST! Surviving Graduate School While Managing Your Mental and Physical Health
Come see me speak (virtually) next Tuesday, June 27 from noon to 1 pm CST! I’ll be talking about surviving graduate school when you have mental and physical health challenges. Register…
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Fashionably ill ® Turns 11 Years Old Today!
Can you believe it’s been 11 years! I started this blog 11 years ago today…
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