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Cast of Call Me Crazy Lifetime is premiering a new film this Saturday at 8 PM:
Call Me Crazy – and I can’t wait to see it. I hope you will watch it too.
Here is the description from Lifetime: Through the five shorts named after each title character — [...] Let’s talk about the question I get quite often, via reader e-mails, keynote Q & A, or sometimes in the form of a critical tweet or two accusing me of “exploiting” my son Ben by being open about out family’s experience with his illness: schizophrenia. Am I ”Exploiting” my Son by Sharing Our Family Experience [...] At the end of the movie Silver Linings Playbook, when main character Pat Peoples is about to embark on the next, happier, more stable part of his life, I think he says something to his ex-wife about doing much better because he is focused, determined, physically fit – and (shhh!)taking his meds. I think he says [...] Letters, we get letters….and each time it reinforces the fact that mental illness affects the whole family – and that many – too many – families are left to guess at proper treatment and cope alone, especially if their family member is a “legal adult.” at a recent NAMI conference, I spoke about the truth [...] The horrors of 9/11 got us into wars overseas, and the memories continued to be used to justify our involvement there. Will the tragedy in Newtown get us into a war against easy access to assault weapons, underfunded mental health services, stalled research, and lack of support? Never Forget. Act to Prevent. Details continue [...] Sharing Can Shape Our Lives “For what we are, we are by sharing…and it is by sharing that we move toward the light.” These words come from my temple’s prayerbook for the Jewish New Year, and they never fail to re-ignite my sense of purpose each year. Before Ben Had a Job, He Took [...] Add Bruce Springsteen to the list of celebrities willing to talk about their mental issues. Springsteen talks about his lifelong battles with depression in a 16,000-word New Yorker profile hitting the stands this week. Every time someone in the public eye is willing to talk about mental illness, the door opens to acceptance just a [...] This training video for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is used to help family members of those with mental illness cope with stigma. This was produced by Danolas Productions, and I was proud to be part of it. Families who survive stigma can be more helpful partners in recovery (and if the stars [...] Tonight TNT unveils a new series called “Perception” , in which Eric McCormack plays a brilliant neuroscientist with a full-blown case of schizophrenia. According to the NY Times, here is the premise: Colorful characters that only Pierce can see pop up to help him solve murder cases he consults on for his spunky F.B.I. buddy, [...] Last night I had the pleasure of being the keynote speaker for the Kennedy Center Inc Annual meeting. The theme was inspiring: Create Hope, Celebrate Potential. The Kennedy Center staff does so much to do just that, from educational programs to support services Decorated books! for the centerpieces like job coaching, to residential [...] |
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