Stories of Stigma and Struggle

As part of WBFO’s Mental Health initiative, we offer stories of stigma and struggle, an inside look at mental illness and its impacts. In this video, we look at mental health crisis workers who balance taking care of others and themselves.

As part of WBFO’s Mental Health initiative, we offer stories of stigma and struggle, an inside look at mental illness and its impacts.
In this video, we present mental illness from the caregiver's point of view.

Lisa Maria Cruz has schizoaffective disorder, bi-polar schizophrenia with a mood disorder. In this video she gives us a glimpse inside her head.

“All I wanted to do was kill myself.” That is how Maura Kelley began her story with us. She suffers from mental illness and was hospitalized 13 times. She now owns a home and runs Mental Health Peer Connection, an over two million dollar business helping others with mental illness. Her message to those suffering with mental illness: If I can do it, you can do it.

Diagnosed in 4th grade, Michael Frey has OCD, generalized anxiety, agoraphobia and major clinical depression. Now 50 years old, his symptoms have gotten progressively worse. Guitar playing, convening with nature and a faith in something bigger than himself keep him moving forward.

As part of WBFO’s Mental Health initiative, we offer stories of stigma and struggle, an inside look at mental illness and its impacts. In this video series, we hear from people living with mental illness from depression to bi-polar and schizophrenia, sharing the stories of the illness they face, the challenges they work to overcome and the role that stigma and silence have played in their lives.

As part of WBFO’s Mental Health initiative, we offer stories of stigma and struggle, an inside look at mental illness and its impacts. In this video series, we hear from people living with mental illness from depression to bi-polar and schizophrenia, sharing the stories of the illness they face, the challenges they work to overcome and the role that stigma and silence have played in their lives.

As part of WBFO’s Mental Health initiative, we offer stories of stigma and struggle, an inside look at mental illness and its impacts. In this video series, we hear from people living with mental illness from depression to bi-polar and schizophrenia, sharing the stories of the illness they face, the challenges they work to overcome and the role that stigma and silence have played in their lives.

As part of WBFO’s Mental Health initiative, we offer stories of stigma and struggle, an inside look at mental illness and its impacts. In this video, we look at the challenges to accessing mental health services for people who live in rural areas, and what places like the Rural Outreach Center are doing to help that.

As part of WBFO’s Mental Health initiative, we offer stories of stigma and struggle, an inside look at mental illness and its impacts. In our first video, WBFO’s Mark Wozniak shares his personal story of depression, how he has dealt with it, and what can be learned from it.