Mental illness touches everyone's lives, whether we want to admit it or not. And yet, mental illnesses like schizophrenia are rarely discussed publicly. That lack of conversation is what our guest is hoping to change. Meet Michelle Hammer, a mental health advocate, entrepreneur and graphic designer. She challenges the idea that schizophrenia should be hidden and hush-hush with bold eye-catching designs. Michelle shares her personal journey around mental illness, what it looks like to let everyone know you have schizophrenia and how she started her Schizophrenic.NYC to start conversations about mental illnesses. No topic is off-limits for this native New Yorker.

Schizophrenic.NYC:https://www.schizophrenic.nyc

Instagram: @schizophrenic.nyc

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR5_ez7c5rhC6mIpcs6tAWg

Twitter: @SchizophrenicNY

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Language Matters: Mental Health Commission of Canada (2020)

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Saying ‘person with schizophrenia,’ not ‘schizophrenic,’ can affect clinician beliefs, study finds

https://www.statnews.com/2021/09/22/person-first-language-schizophrenia-study/

Mental illness touches everyone's lives, whether we want to admit it or not. And yet, mental illnesses like schizophrenia are rarely discussed publicly. That lack of conversation is what our guest is hoping to change. Meet Michelle Hammer, a mental health advocate, entrepreneur and graphic designer. She challenges the idea that schizophrenia should be hidden and hush-hush with bold eye-catching designs. Michelle shares her personal journey around mental illness, what it looks like to let everyone know you have schizophrenia and how she started her Schizophrenic.NYC to start conversations about mental illnesses. No topic is off-limits for this native New Yorker.
Schizophrenic.NYC: <a href="https://www.schizophrenic.nyc">https://www.schizophrenic.nyc</a>
Instagram: @schizophrenic.nyc
YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR5_ez7c5rhC6mIpcs6tAWg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR5_ez7c5rhC6mIpcs6tAWg</a>
Twitter: @SchizophrenicNY
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MORE on the important distinction between identity-first vs. person-first language
Language Matters: Mental Health Commission of Canada (2020)
<a href="https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/drupal/2020-08/language_matters_cheat_sheet_eng.pdf">https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/drupal/2020-08/language_matters_cheat_sheet_eng.pdf</a>
Saying &lsquo;person with schizophrenia,&rsquo; not &lsquo;schizophrenic,&rsquo; can affect clinician beliefs, study finds
<a href="https://www.statnews.com/2021/09/22/person-first-language-schizophrenia-study/">https://www.statnews.com/2021/09/22/person-first-language-schizophrenia-study/</a>

"Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined” is a groundbreaking podcast brought to you by the BC Schizophrenia Society and supporting partners. Host Faydra Aldridge, CEO of BCSS, and co-host Melissa McKenna, Marketing and Communications Manager at BCSS, speak with medical experts, families, and people with lived experience of mental illness to dispel myths and get to the truth. Be prepared for frank conversations, up-to-date medical information, immersive sound design, and stories of hope and resilience. This podcast is for anyone whose life has been touched by mental illness. In other words, it’s for everyone.

"Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined” is a groundbreaking podcast brought to you by the BC Schizophrenia Society and supporting partners. Host Faydra Aldridge, CEO of BCSS, and co-host Melissa McKenna, Marketing and Communications Manager at BCSS, speak with medical experts, families, and people with lived experience of mental illness to dispel myths and get to the truth. Be prepared for frank conversations, up-to-date medical information, immersive sound design, and stories of hope and resilience. This podcast is for anyone whose life has been touched by mental illness. In other words, it’s for everyone.

Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined

"Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined” is a groundbreaking new podcast brought to you by the BC Schizophrenia Society and supporting partners. The podcast brings forward the humanity of mental illness while dispelling the myths by sharing the voices of medical experts, family members, and people with lived experience with mental illness.

Host Faydra Aldridge, CEO of BCSS, speaks with medical experts, families, and people with lived experience of mental illness to dispel myths and get to the truth. Be prepared for frank conversations, up-to-date medical information, immersive sound design, and stories of hope and resilience. This podcast is for anyone whose life has been touched by mental illness. In other words, it’s for everyone.

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