NOSTIGMAS ALLY BLOG
Documenting the lives of the NoStigmas community through stories, creative works & advocacy related to mental illness and suicide.
UNSILENT Season 2, Ep 1 - "Surviving Triple Suicide Loss: Part 1" with Danielle. In Part 1 of this 3-part SPEAK, we get to know Danielle and her lived experience of being a survivor of three suicide losses in her family. She talks impact of these losses, her own mental health journey, and tackles the often-asked questions to survivors of "What should we say? What can we do? What could you have done?" We thank Danielle for her honestly, her heart, and her conviction to mental health advocacy.
EP. 12 (PART 2) - “Group Therapy: Releasing Shame" with NY Times Bestselling Author of "Group", Christie Tate. "Christie O. Tate is a Chicago-based writer and essayist. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Pithead Chapel, McSweeney’s, Motherwell, Entropy Magazine, A Perfect Wedding, Together.com, Brain, Child and others. Her debut memoir, Group, published in October 2020 was a Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller." (ChristieTate.com). Lance talks with Christie about her years growing up battling disordered eating, overcoming shame, and living in recovery. She opens up about her experiences with group therapy, and how to this day, she continues to maintain her mental health and strength grounded in this practice.
EP. 11 - “Overcoming Otherness: Trans and Queer Voices " with guest, Taylor. Taylor Putorti is a Chicago-based mental health advocate and nurse-in-training, proudly thriving as a Trans man with a passion for Allyship and self-acceptance. Taylor talks with our Lance, both bold members of the LGBTQIA+ community, about everything from his own path to self-discovery, self-advocacy, self-love, and resilience. They tackle talk on youth mental health, supporting and lifting Queer voices, and being brave enough to form your found family if that’s the path that leads to building a sustainable and loving support network. We thank Taylor for his service not only to NoStigmas, but for being a living example of truth, visibility, and love in this world.
EP. 10 - “I Am Worth Something" with guest, Chris. Chris Holden is a UK-based mental health advocate living with Autism and Borderline Personality Disorder. Chris has bravely taken a stand against cyberbullying, something he has had to endure as an adolescent and continuing into adulthood. He courageously opens up about his story, the challenges he has faced or overcome, and how we can boldly advocate for safe spaces and the lives of youth growing up in an online landscape too often fueled by keyboard courage and hate. We than Chris for his visibility and heart.
EP. 9 - “More Than Me Too: Life Beyond Harassment" with guest, Lindsay. Lindsay Moore is a former LA-based actress now Doula. She shares about her experiences with sexual harassment in the workplace, and the damaging effects of having self-worth and value rooted in body image. She shares her path to finding her support system and how she made some brave changes to advocate for herself and her mental health.
