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Welcome back this is episode 3; Advocacy is not a 4 letter word. In today's jam packed episode you will not only hear Donna talk about the importance of having your own advocates and about being an advocate for others, since her injury. We will hear some really interesting things about advocacy and understand how to advocate from Donna, her therapist, and Erin. Follow and like us, give us a 5 star review and let us know what you think. Learn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!Like and Follow us on facebook @IYCSM, Instagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeI Want to Be a Cheerleader link --> https://www.ifyoucouldseeme.com/plans-pricingIf you're experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 911. This content and other content produced by The If You Could See Me Project and affiliated partners is not therapy, not intended to be therapy or to be a replacement for therapy. Nothing in this content creates or indicates a therapeutic relationship. Please consult with your therapist or seek one in your area if you are experiencing mental health symptoms. Nothing in this episode should be construed to be specific life advice. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only.

This week Erin Talks about Mindfulness and taking space and Kerri chimes in with a post that she found and Erin edited. SCOTUS is working to eliminate bodily autonomy for people with uterus. Erin and Kerri talk about what it really means to be pro life, not just pro life in situations that suit us. Check it out and share your story. We are holding space for you.

Today Erin takes a moment as we wind down our first season to look inward at not only what this experience has meant to her, but how she grew from it also.

Today we talk to one of our many If You Could See Me Project family members. Tammy Ozolins lives on the bipolar spectrum. We are excited to hear from her as a teacher and a coach in the covid climate how to navigate trying times and mental health challenges. Today she is here to help bust the monolith of a bipolar diagnosis, and the generalizations. She tells us how she advocates for what she need, how she respectfully educates those around her about her diagnosis. The If You Could See Me project began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectJoin our Patreon The If You Could See Me ProjectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

Today Erin talks with Tara Culton, one of our favorite guests, about Mental health in the religious community. Not just about church but about how to find yourself in a better place among your community no matter what religion you may or may not be. Its comes down to the community. The If You Could See Me project began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectJoin our Patreon Th If You Could See Me ProjectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

The If You Could See Me project began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectJoin our Patreon Th If You Could See Me ProjectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

Today's guest is Sally Spencer Thomas. She sees issues of suicide prevention and mental health promotion from a host of perspectives. Clinical psychologist. Mental health advocate. Faculty member. Researcher. And suicide loss survivor. She has earned an international reputation as an entrepreneur and innovator in social change. Along the way, she's helped establish many large-scale, gap-filling mental health efforts, including Man Therapy (www.ManTherapy.org) and National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. She has held leadership roles with the International Association of Suicide Prevention, the American Association of Suicidology, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, United Suicide Survivors International, and the Carson J Spencer Foundation. In 2016, she was invited to speak at the White House on men's mental health.#IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

Healing, building, creating and envisioning with Amanda Lynch. This week my amazing guest, author, mindfulness expert, trauma healer, and INSPIRATION Amanda Lynch! We will talk all things healing, building, creating, and envisioning! #IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

The holidays are a hard time for many people, family, setting boundries, family, traditions and all kinds of people that you may or may not want to see. Today Melissa Earley and Erin address how to get yourself out of the holiday "pickle" and create an mentally safe and healthy holiday season for yourself and your family. Stick around to the end and we start a great conversation that will be continued on a non holiday podcast soon! The If You Could See Me project began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned a hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojecthttps://www.patreon.com/ifyoucouldseemeLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

What is independence? How is it achieved? How much are we responsible for our own liberation and how much do systems and collective responsibility to play a part? I'm thrilled to have this conversation with my dear friend, disability advocate, and podcaster Rob Targos. #IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

I am thrilled to be joined this week by the founder and CEO of the Mental Health News Radio Network, Kristin Sunanta Walker! We will be talking about all things mental health and answering your questions! #IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

Nick has had the honor of serving in the United States Air Force for 10 years, followed by 4 years in the United States Air Force Reserves. Nick also has 19 years of fire service time, with 16 years of that being in a career department in Northern Virginia.Nick is also a member of the public speaking organization Toastmasters. He holds an Advanced Competent Bronze (ACB) certification. He also tells personal narrative stories that have been featured on shows for The Moth, Better Said Than Done, Storyfest Short Slam, Secretly Y'all, and The Story Collider. Find information about these shows, storytelling workshops and other storytelling insights for storytelling and public speaking for purpose at the blog Story Telling On Purpose.#IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

Personal experiences within our systems are essential in learning how to redesign those systems, create policies that protect all people, recognize bias that exists everywhere and most of all help all individuals feel seen, heard, and cared for in their most vulnerable moments. I am joined by the AMAZING Jamie M Reavis to discuss Racial Disparities and Women's Health. #IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

We are all born creatives. We then receive messages that undermine our innate creativity and squash the curiosity and courage that is needed to exercise the creative muscle. It's time to reclaim, release shame, and step into the light. It can be terrifying to step into our true selves after a lifetime of being undermined and receiving messages that undervalue the thing we want most. Donna Joyce is a WRITER - she can say that today. Getting to this place has been a journey of courage, compassion, discovery, and healing. Join us on Saturday morning LIVE at 10 am here on The If You Could See Me Project page! #IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

Mental Health Awareness Conversation with Tara CultonWhat is mental health? Who is impacted by it? What is the most important thing for us all to remember? These and many more questions will be discussed this morning by host Erin Mahone and guest host, Tara Culton, founder of Talks with T! Today we discuss all things Mental Health, living a shame-free, authentic life, breaking generational trauma, and probably lots of laughing as we generally want to do!#IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals.Visit, like, and follow us on social media!YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

I am super excited to talk to Kota Hale this week. Kota is one of the original IYCSM group members! After an incredibly challenging year Kota is ready to talk about how he has come through it all. Kota is ready to tell his story, talk about surviving the past year, and mental health issues specific to LGBTQ+ individuals.#IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

This week's guest Kimberly Johnson joins me to talk about her parenting experiencewith a child who's mental health occasionally requires hospitalization and t he ways inwhich our systems fail during mental health crisis causing pointless trauma.#IfYouCouldSeeMe began with about of synesthesia in the shower when as I washedmy hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: tohelp foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness,and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depthsof their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project! Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an I f You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals.Visit, like, and follow us on social media!YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink:Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

Join us for a frank conversation about this often misunderstood diagnosis and how understanding it helps us to understand trauma in general. Trigger Warning: Conversation about Sexual Assault, Trafficking, and Sex Offenders. Pamela Lynn Hock was the first person that I ever heard talk about Complex-PTSD. In the past several years I have learned so much about this diagnosis and the gap left in care for people who live with it. Pamela is a brilliant, hilarious, powerful storyteller and trauma survivor living w/C-PTSD. Pamela works helping others heal from trauma, in addition to the brave, important, and often controversial role as a Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider. #IfYouCouldSeeMe began with a bout of synesthesia in the shower when as I washed my hair I envisioned the hashtag. In that moment I knew that this was my mission: to help foster creativity, facilitate self-compassion, remind people of their innate goodness, and provide a nurturing space for them to find the truth of themselves within the depths of their life's most challenging moments...and then speak them out loud for all to hear.There's a lot going on here at The If You Could See Me Project!Work with Erin Mahone as a coach, join an If You Could See Me cohort and become one of our brave storytellers, subscribe to the ReStory Community and receive exclusive monthly perks, bi-weekly zoom meetings with amazing people, and writing prompts to help you gain insight, grow your story, and commit to your goals. Visit, like, and follow us on social media! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink: Facebook/ iycsmTiktok @ifyoucouldseemeInstagram @theifyoucouldseemeprojectLearn more and join our mailing list at www.IfYouCouldSeeMe.com for updates!

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The IYCSM project Director of Community Outreach, Melissa Earley is also a brain injury survivor. Melissa joins Erin to talk about life after brain injury and all of the complex factors that impact the life of an individual post TBI. In 2019 the NIH released a study indicating that 1 in 5 people who experience a TBI develop a mental health condition, most commonly major depression. More information on Brain Injury: https://www.biausa.org/events/march-is-brain-injury-awareness-monthIf you have a story or personal account about TBI visit www.ifyoucouldseeme.com and click "Share Your Story" at the top of the home page.

Erin and Lucretia talked about all the things once again this time! That Black History Month is every month, and how to effectively respond to someone in a mental health crisis. Check out Lucretia's brand new website www.joyfulmusecoaching.com and check out her latest Anti-Racist Parenting group series. Join me every Saturday morning at 10 am on Facebook Live for a new conversation with fascinating people sharing thoughts and ideas on issues related to mental health. www.facebook.com/iycsm

This week Erin spends a Saturday morning over coffee talking to her friend and fellow healer Lucretia Marie. Lucretia will join Erin each month as a Co-Host of Saturday Morning Coffee (3rd Saturday of each month), Live on Facebook, www.facebook.com/iycsm. You can join them THIS Saturday, 2/13/21 at 10 am. In the meantime, enjoy this episode where they discuss life in this moment and the many thoughtful messages within the recent Pixar release "Soul." (SPOILERS)Lucretia Marie (she/they/them) is a mindfulness advocate and Artist of the Spirit certified Life, Energetic, and Spiritual coach who works with women, adolescents, adult creatives, and folx across the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ spectrums to move through the issues that affect them most. Lucretia Marie Anderson, Owner of Joyful Muse Coaching: https://joyfulmusecoaching.com/ Lucretia Marie (Anderson) is a dynamic workshop facilitator, speaker, and writer whose career began in arts and humanities education and nonprofit administration. Their exuberant coaching and facilitation style brings compassion, authenticity, and joy to the forefront of personal and professional development. They use mindfulness based stress reduction, MindBody Therapy, energy healing, and creative arts techniques in their work with clients in individual or group settings.After experiencing their own Racial Awakening and after 20 years as a social justice artist/activist/educator in the Richmond, VA and Washington, DC areas, they developed the Compassionate Anti-Racism and Equity (CARE) training program to offer an approach to diversity, equity and inclusion that centers individual and interpersonal healing in education around social and racial justice.

This week Erin has an essential conversation with Dr. Steve Hickman from the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. After one hell of a week in the U.S. on top of an incredibly difficult year it seems only right that the discussion turns to being kind to ourselves and learning to hear the messages our difficult emotions are trying to tell us. The If You Could See Me Live (via zoom) show is on Friday, 1/22 at 7:30 pm. Get your tickets and join us for an evening of music, powerful storytelling, and conversation about the healing power of story! Get your Tickets: https://iycsmshowingup.eventbrite.comSteven Hickman, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Clinical Professor in the UC San Diego Department of Family Medicine & Public Health. His role is to provide oversight, vision, direction and focus for the development and expansion of CMSC around the world. He is also the Director of Professional Training, overseeing the training of teachers from “start to finish” and assuring the highest quality standards and the best possible resources for teaching. Steve is the Founding Director of the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness, a program of community building, clinical care, professional training and research. He has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for 19 years and has trained teachers of MBSR and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Steve is an MSC teacher trainer, and leads MSC intensives and workshops around the world. Learn more: https://centerformsc.org/

Happy New Year! The longest year in recent history has finally come to an end and whatever happens 2021 will be a year and we will meet it. This week Erin talks about Marsha Linehan's Wise Mind concept from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. There are stories and self reflections, and a bonus original meditation track to help you find peace, motivation, and resilience as you usher in this new year. Check out the infographic on instagram mentioned in the episode. https://www.instagram.com/theifyoucouldseemeproject/Become a ReStory community subscriber: https://www.ifyoucouldseeme.com/changeyourstory

On this minisode, Erin talks about the Yin and Yang of Self-Compassion originated by Kristin Neff and the incredible power of learning to nurture ourselves, quiet the inner critic, and take action when necessary to create the things we need for our own peace and success. This is an excerpt from a recent Facebook Live that Erin hosted. Contact Erin Mahone for more information about how to work with her, hire her, and join the community of brave storytellers working together to heal and create change, erin@ifyoucouldseeme.comJoin the ReStory Community for more inspiring, motivating, and healing conversations just like this one: https://www.ifyoucouldseeme.com/plans-pricing Buy Erin's book at https://www.amazon.com/If-You-Could-See-Motherhood/dp/1628654341/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=if+you+could+see+me+erin+mahone&qid=1605209783&sr=8-1 Join the conversation and share your story at www.ifyoucouldseeme.com We are proud members of the Mental Health News Radio Network!Support our show by supporting our affiliates!Get the irel8 app and support The If You Could See Me Project at the same time!https://irel8.org/ifyoucouldseeme/iRel8 is a global, anonymous peer empowerment platform focused on mental wellness. Our platform brings people together in a safe community with others who have “been there, done that”, with the goal of helping and healing each other. iRel8 believes people have an innate need to connect to one another and uses Microsoft technology to Stop the Stigma while making a positive impact on mental wellness.iRel8 provides access 24/7/365 in a confidential and safe mobile app, and brings communities of people together to help and heal each other.

The spring 2020 If You Could See Me participants began meeting in February of this year. They were supposed to have their show in June. As we are all aware this year has been an exercise in flexibility, persistence, acceptance, and patience and our project is not alone in having been effected. These five amazing women have continued to show-up for themselves and one another in truly remarkable ways. We had to postpone and then reimagine what shows would look like but now we are to thrilled share their stories in a brand new virtual format on Friday, January 22nd, at 7:30 pm via zoom. Get your tickets at www.ifyoucouldseeme.com This week Erin talks to Roger Koller about his recovery journey and his desire to help others find peace and healing. Roger Koller says this about himself: I am a person in recovery from multiple life challenges including grief, anxiety, and addictive behaviors. I was born and raised in Richmond and attended Collegiate School, Trinity Episcopal High School and matriculated from University of Richmond in 1994. However, from an early age I faced issues that I could not understand. Thanks to some poor decisions and bad luck and misinformation, I found myself in recovery environments at the turn of the millennium. I have learned many things along the way, and it is a continuum where there is always something to learn from someone else and something to pass on to others who have reached obstacles on the freeway for which I have found solutions that worked for me, which I am now in a position to share.. I am now a Certified Peer Support Specialist, a WRAP facilitator, a SMART Recovery Facilitator, and have started and led several support based peer groups at different peer-run centers around the Richmond area. I have also had the pleasure of serving on many local peer center boards and committees.With this non-profit organization, I want to continue to develop solutions and innovations in collaboration with others in the community in ways that both mirror and diverge from what others have already done before me. I hope that we can work together to find more solutions for ourselves and each other.Support our show by supporting our affiliates!Get the irel8 app and support The If You Could See Me Project at the same time! https://irel8.org/ifyoucouldseeme/iRel8 is a global, anonymous peer empowerment platform focused on mental wellness. Our platform brings people together in a safe community with others who have “been there, done that”, with the goal of helping and healing each other. iRel8 believes people have an innate need to connect to one another and uses Microsoft technology to Stop the Stigma while making a positive impact on mental wellness.iRel8 provides access 24/7/365 in a confidential and safe mobile app, and brings communities of people together to help and heal each other.

Erin's coach challenged her to read her own words to herself when struggling with body issues. Let us know what conditions you place on your worthiness and how you have acted to break this cycle. Email erin@ifyoucouldseeme.comBuy Erin's book at https://www.amazon.com/If-You-Could-See-Motherhood/dp/1628654341/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=if+you+could+see+me+erin+mahone&qid=1605209783&sr=8-1 Join the conversation and share your story at www.ifyoucouldseeme.com We are proud members of the Mental Health News Radio Network!

This week Erin welcomed Kim Flournoy DiJoseph to the show! This powerful conversation was hopefully just the beginning of many more! Kim Flournoy DiJoseph of the shadow work integration practice, @hotmesswork, has been called a “punk rock, modern-day Chinese medicine woman” who “sees the clearest in the dark,” and described by clients as having a “unique blend of intuitive healer and coach” and “someone who does her own work, so she can prepare and guide us in ours.”With 25+ years of combined, professional practice as a psychodynamic-bent, trauma-informed therapist way before the term was a thing, a social justice and anti-violence advocate building empathy and bridges across the victim/perpetrator dichotomy, and an associate professor in teaching with emphasis in vicarious trauma and holistic wellness of social work students and practitioners, Kim is firmly grounded in a continuum of theoretical and systematically-legitimized approaches to teaching and supporting folx through crisis, grief, trauma, and change. In part catalyzed by a transformative and karmic-jolting awakening following the murder of her mother in 2012, Kim’s personal, healing journey and practice evolved into a calling to serve and offer a new-to-her way to approach supporting folx: @hotmesswork Hot Mess Work as an approach is a fluid, yet integrated merging of innate abilities, Jungian shadow work, eastern religion and Chinese shamanism, evolutionary astrology, mindfulness practice, the iChing, and whatever else just feels true and right. Regardless of the influence, the work is intuitively guided by messages and confirmations that come through psychically from Kim’s own and/or clients’ ancestors.The major emphasis of this work is accurately identifying the root of client’s stuckness and the subsequent integration of all of their parts, shadow and light -- ultimately, for folks to work on their own sh*t as a means to working on our much-needed universal collective shift.Kim is a cisgender, non-black POC mother, healer, writer, teacher, partner, consultant, and innerwork activist living and loving in Richmond, Virginia with a native Carolina blue heart. She is especially grateful for time in the kitchen and the ocean.Support our show by supporting our affiliates!Get the irel8 app and support The If You Could See Me Project at the same time! https://irel8.org/ifyoucouldseeme/iRel8 is a global, anonymous peer empowerment platform focused on mental wellness. Our platform brings people together in a safe community with others who have “been there, done that”, with the goal of helping and healing each other. iRel8 believes people have an innate need to connect to one another and uses Microsoft technology to Stop the Stigma while making a positive impact on mental wellness.iRel8 provides access 24/7/365 in a confidential and safe mobile app, and brings communities of people together to help and heal each other.

What an incredible conversation this week with Michelle Mercurio about grief, storytelling, love, growth, and letting go of what is in order to be able to accept what can be. Michelle Mercurio is...Writer. Firebrand. Catalyst. Authenticist. Boxer.My mission in life is to help people not miss their lives. Is it possible to let go of what is holding you back, align to your purpose and create your legacy? I think so. Whether I’m working with transformational entrepreneurs to write their brand’s story (and helping them create profitable businesses they love), or I’m having a porch picnic with my family and friends, I believe we could all be a little more ourselves, and a little less of who the world “expects” us to be. We are the answer we seek. Let’s make some magic in this world. Find me at michellemercurio.com or socially on IG and LinkedIn where I regularly drop truth bombs.Michelle's Resources:The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionMISS Foundation for those who have lost a child - both national and local chapters.Locally in Richmond, VA:Full Circle Grief Center is an amazing organization that creatively supports children and adults through their grief process: http://www.fullcirclegc.org/Karla Helbert does some pretty incredible workshops and has a private practice specializing in grief counseling: http://www.karlahelbert.com/

The If You Could See Me Project is changing lives by helping people change their stories! Please support our work by making a monthly pledge through our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/ifyoucouldseeme or by subscribing, liking and reviewing in apple podcasts, and by sharing with your friends!This week Erin talks to CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Amy Newmark. They address the role of the iconic institution in the ever changing world of media, working to create an inclusive space, and more! Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published more than 170 new books, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today. She is also the author of Simply Happy, a crash course in Chicken Soup for the Soul advice and wisdom that is filled with easy-to-implement, practical tips for enjoying a better life.Amy is credited with revitalizing the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand, which has been a publishing industry phenomenon since the first book came out in 1993. By compiling inspirational and aspirational true stories curated from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences, Amy has kept the twenty-seven-year-old Chicken Soup for the Soul brand fresh and relevant.Amy graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University where she majored in Portuguese and minored in French. She then embarked on a three-decade career as a Wall Street analyst, a hedge fund manager, and a corporate executive in the technology field. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst.Her return to literary pursuits was inevitable, as her honors thesis in college involved traveling throughout Brazil’s impoverished northeast region, collecting stories from regular people. She is delighted to have come full circle in her writing career—from collecting stories “from the people” in Brazil as a twenty-year-old to, three decades later, collecting stories “from the people” for Chicken Soup for the Soul.When Amy and her husband Bill, the CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul, are not working, they are visiting their four grown children and their grandchildren.Follow Amy on Twitter @amynewmark. Listen to her free podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, the Podcasts app on iPhone, or by using your favorite podcast app on other devices.

Sarah McFarland is the Founder of The Learning and Integrating New Knowledge and Skills Center, Inc. (The LINKS Center, Inc.). a nonprofit organization that provides support services to families caring for children diagnosed with mental illness. Sarah uses her lived experience to encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to move from hopelessness to wholeness. Her work includes, Certified Parent Support Provider, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, Youth Counselor, CASA Guardian Ad Liten volunteer, Advocate for Sexual Trauma Services and Domestic Violence Prevention and Mental Illness. Sarah is a Board member, advocate and facilitator for NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Illness.Overcoming Adversity and living with ResilienceWhether we like it or not adversity is part of life. Overcoming adversity is one of the big challenges we have in life. Sarah has overcome and defy the odds, succeed in the face of adversity, survive tragedy and display strength and resilience when challenged. She will inspire you through her story of success and achievement following tragedy, injury, hardship and abandonment. Sarah's story below will inspire and show you exactly what can be achieved when faced with adversity. Sarah is dedicated to her work and has utilised every opportunity to further her involvement in the community. Sarah wishes to inspire others to accept the differences in our multicultural society and with that make a difference in our society. Sarah utilizes her powerful and inspired voice to advocate equality and acceptance within her community. She has become an optimistic and passionate representative of both Faith and Rural communities.Find out more about The Links Center: www.thelinkscenterinc.org

Craig Lewis joins Erin for the second time in as many months. This time he shares aspects of his medical journey, the discovery of medicinal cannabis as a treatment for his mental health symptoms that brought him relief for the first time in his life. In this powerful episode, Erin sits with Craig as he describes the pain, shame, abandonment, anger, and desperation he has felt on his long journey to healing. Craig is raw and open about his life, his experiences, his mistakes, and the liberation of shifting his perspective. Listeners can find numerous ways to connect with Craig through the various links below, to purchase his books, art, and to invite him to train or speak for your organization. Visit our blog to read excerpts from Craig’s new book! https://www.ifyoucouldseeme.com/blog Craig Lewis chooses to be happy. During the past five years, Craig has been healing from a traumatic brain injury, he was disowned by his family for speaking about childhood abuse, he was disinherited by his working community in the United States after he reported sexual and ethical violations in the workplace, he spent 15 months homeless mostly in Europe and while there he gave more than 50 professional mental health trainings and community empowerment events and now he has just celebrated his one year anniversary of living in Mexico, where he arrived with nothing but a backpack and the clothes on his body, and without speaking the language. Craig has published two books (one of which is currently available in 10 languages) and in the next few months he will be publishing three new books including a coping skills workbook based on what he has learned during the past 5 years, titled, “The Craig Lewis Guide to Surviving the Impossible”. Craig lives his life with Viktor Frankl and other brilliant spirits whispering in his ear, and this has resulted in his happiness.Punk Rock Mental Health and Recovery Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/898953743881374/Email and Paypal: punx.in.recovery@gmail.comWhatsApp: 527771885400Sanity is a Full time Job: Marginalized Folks Supporting Marginalized Folks; an Etsy shop with art made by people in Recovery. This shop supports people who are trying to make a living through their art while focusing on their recovery and working to eliminate the stigma associated with mental health and related issues. https://www.etsy.com/shop/SanityIsAFullTimeJob?fbclid=IwAR1mAmkKnnDmE2-Po6urCocDekveGdmDiY0q5bUiOvDIQXL6PgJmmkMC8UY

Richmond Virginia native, Douglas Powell/Roscoe Burnems is a poet, published author, spoken-word artist, comedian, educator, father, and husband who has dedicated his craft to entertaining and educating. Performance poetry has afforded him the opportunity to enlighten and entertain crowds across the country; he's been seen everywhere from coffee shops and schools, to universities, theaters, and arenas. In 2019 he added a TEDx Talk to his list of accomplishments, speaking at a TEDxYouth event in November of 2019. He is no stranger to community and youth engagement. He has been a staple in the Arts Education scene for years and highlights arts integration as a host for PBS/VPM's The Art Scene. As a “slam poet” he has been a two-time regional finalist (2009, 2014), National Poetry Slam Champion (2014), NPS Group Piece Finalist (2018), and NUPIC/Underground Slam Champion (2019). He is the founder and member of The Writer's Den Poetry Slam team and collective. With Roscoe as a coach The Writer's Den has been consistently ranked top 10 in the country. As a poetry slam coach he also took the VCU poetry slam team to be ranked 3rd in the world (2018). In addition to the putting on poetry-based events and poetry slams, the collective -consisting of mostly poets, but also songwriters, bloggers, and visual artists- conducts writing and performance workshops for youth and adults. Douglas hasn't limited his passion to competitions. He is the author of three published works: Fighting Demons, Chrysalis Under Fire, and God, Love, Death and Other Synonyms. He has also been published in over a dozen literary magazines and journals, including: Freeze Ray Magazine, Flypaper Magazine, Scene & Heard, Into Quarterly, Beltway Quarterly, Drunk in a Midnight Choir, and Rise Up Review.Roscoe recently tapped into stand-up comedy with his groundbreaking special Traumedy, combining funny stories, jokes, wit, and sarcasm intertwined into prolific spoken word poems. The special has been featured in several magazines in Richmond, VA and is currently streaming. Comedy has been a quiet first love for him and he is now using it as another medium to shedding light on taboo topics. Douglas Powell/ Roscoe Burnems has become a layered performer using his many talents to discuss trauma, resilience, and the human experience. TEDx https://youtu.be/vqHvEFKXUCA Traumedy Special: https://www.amazon.com/Traumedy-Poetry-Special-Douglas-Powell/dp/B0876CDXQ3Website https://roscoeb.webs.com/ @RoscoeBurnems on all social media$RoscoeB cashapp@Roscoe-Burnems venmoRoscoebpoetry PayPalWatch Traumedy, and get his books – Chrysalis Under Fire, and God, Love, Death, and Other Synonyms, on Amazon

This week Erin is participating in the RVA Share the Mic initiative and sharing the mic with Malikah Karim, yoga teacher, mind and body wellness expert. Erin and Malikah talked about race and learning, understanding, listening, holding silence for the magnitude of the conversation. They also talked about love, resilience, and making change from the heart space. The real message though is that, y'all this goes way beyond social media. This is about impact and action. How are you being inspired to act in your sphere of influence? Visit us on Check out the video of this conversation on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Dishesinthesink/featured?view_as=subscriber Find Malikah Karim @mkpurewellness on Instagramhttps://www.facebook.com/PureYogaRVA/www.purewellnesscoaching.com

On this episode, Erin is joined by Lucretia Anderson. Lucretia shares her beautiful piece from the October 2019 live show in which the audio failed to record during the first half of the show. They talk about the Black Lives Matter movement, mindfulness practice, the benefits of feeling and processing the spectrum of emotions, even anger. They talk candidly and with humor about mindful motherhood. Also, about the value of theatre education in helping them develop compassion and interpersonal understanding. They discuss all the ways in which they each combine lifetimes of eclectic experience to shape new narratives and help others choose which inner voice to follow. This was such an awesome conversation! Lucretia M. Anderson, B.F.A, West Virginia University, is a Washington, DC native where she was a teaching artist and educational theatre director with several theatre companies including the Smithsonian’s Discovery Theater, Adventure Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, Imagination Stage and Young Playwright’s Theatre.Lucretia's life’s journey has been guided by the spirit of helping others with a sense of joy and wonder. They are a trained administrator, workshop facilitator, mindfulness coach, writer, and speaker with over ten years of experience with guiding young people and adult creatives and educators in personal development. They are also a social entrepreneur with two businesses.After years of research and the successful application of the tools necessary for their own personal growth and expansion, they are excited to provide innovative solutions for personal growth, discovery and action to their clients.Connect with Lucretiawww.joyfulmusecoaching.comFacebook - @joyfulmusecoachingInstagram - @joyfulmusecoachingPay LucretiaVenmo @Lucreatia-AndersonPayPal lucretiaanderson@gmail.comCash app $LucretiaJoy

Craig Lewis chooses to be happy. During the past five years, Craig has been healing from a traumatic brain injury, he was disowned by his family for speaking about childhood abuse, he was disinherited by his working community in the United States after he reported sexual and ethical violations in the workplace, he spent 15 months homeless mostly in Europe and while there he gave more than 50 professional mental health trainings and community empowerment events and now he has just celebrated his one year anniversary of living in Mexico, where he arrived with nothing but a backpack and the clothes on his body, and without speaking the language. Craig has published two books (one of which is currently available in 10 languages) and in the next few months he will be publishing three new books including a coping skills workbook based on what he has learned during the past 5 years, titled, “The Craig Lewis Guide to Surviving the Impossible”. Craig lives his life with Viktor Frankl and other brilliant spirits whispering in his ear, and this has resulted in his happiness.Punk Rock Mental Health and Recovery Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/898953743881374/Email and Paypal: punx.in.recovery@gmail.com WhatsApp: 527771885400

This show took place at the CsZ theater - home of Richmond Comedy Sportz, on Thursday, December 5th, 2019. IYCSM participant storytellers were (listed in order of performance): Rob TargosJonathan FraserDanny HolcombJosh FritzPodcast interviewee: Ari Laoch, M.S., LPC, CRC, CBISTFor more information on the If You Could See Me Project visit www.ifyoucouldseeme.com The If You Could See Me podcast is a member of the Mental Health News Radio Network. Big thanks to Dave Gau and the staff at the CsZ theatre for their support and partnership.

Chelsea Higgs Wise, MSW is a clinical social worker and experienced facilitator who specializes in connecting people from different walks of life to create equitable communication strategies. Chelsea is an experienced advocate and inclusion educator who consults with a wide range of organizations, campaign narratives and events/activities to achieve outreach results in local districts. Chelsea is passionate about dialogue & deliberation for attitudinal shifts and evolving structural approaches specifically aimed toward racial justice and gender equality. Find Chelsea:www.chelseahiggswise.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ChelseaHiggsWiseMarijuana Justice @THCjusticenow on FacebookRace Capitol @RaceCapitol on FacebookInstagram @ChelseaHiggsWise Twitter @ChelseaWiseRVALinkedIn @Chelsea Higgs WiseBlog womenpoliticsva.blog

There are wonderful initiatives that focus on people from all walks of life sharing their stories. The #ifyoucoulseeme project is one of them. Today we speak with its founder, Erin Mahone, and her hope to have someone on the Autism spectrum join the movement. This project has taken off, been reported on in the news, and is becoming known around the globe for its groundbreaking ability to help people be seen and heard. Erin's "day job" is as a caseworker in the state of Virginia working with families to find services for their children with special needs - many with Autism. Her great passion is providing space for difficult conversations about mental health in all areas of life. She offers audiences tips for recognizing their inner critic and shares proven strategies to develop self-compassion and quiet the voice of resistance with humor, passion, and humility. Her work is intended to change the way we talk about mental health and related issues with the understanding that to make that change we must first tackle our own shame and fear. Erin educates and empowers people of all backgrounds and experiences to use the stories of their lives to create a more just, equitable, and compassionate world understanding that everyone's story has value and innate power. Erin is the author of the book If You Could See Me: Life, Motherhood, and the Pursuit of Sanity (Author's Place Press, 2018). She is the creator of #IfYouCouldSeeMe a multi-media storytelling project designed to change the way we talk about, think about, and address mental health and related issues. Erin leads ReStory, a personal narrative coaching initiative, and she is creator of two one-woman shows, It Runs in the Family a collection of songs and stories about laughter, family, mental illness, and unconditional love; and her new show Shark Woman Meditates, an honest look into her own mental health journey. Erin is pursuing her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Longwood University. She is particularly interested in exploring Narrative Therapy and its effectiveness in the treatment of complex trauma. Erin is a recent TEDx presenter and speaks frequently on the intersection of creativity, compassion, and change. She was recently named a Michele Dowdy Emerging Leader by the Virginia Counselors Association and she is an "A World of Difference" facilitator with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Erin lives in the suburbs with her husband, three children, and a furbaby named Kismet. www.ifyoucouldseeme.com

Today’s podcast features, Erin Mahone, founder of #IfYouCouldSeeMe project. Erin’s passion is infectious as she talks about the importance of “sharing our stories.” Her work is inspired by a childhood growing up in a family touched by mental illness, years working in the arts and in the mental health field, and her own experiences with anxiety and depression. She believes that life's struggles, no matter how severe, do not define, or limit, a person’s capacity for greatness, achievement, or love. Every person has a distinct story that is worthy of respect and Erin combines storytelling, writing, music, and other elements to share and teach this message. #IfYouCouldSeeMe is a multi-media project and a podcast on the Mental Health News Radio Network that looks past labels and surface judgments to see real, diverse, fascinating people living with mental health diagnoses. They are mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, friends, artists, activists, veterans, and above all human beings with whole lives not defined by their diagnoses. The #IfYouCouldSeeMe project is a relationship between storyteller and audience; an understanding that through sharing, and by witnessing, we are all being seen.

Frank King, aka The Mental Health Comedian, is a Suicide Prevention and Postvention Public Speaker and Trainer who turned a lifelong battle with depression into a keynote worth spreading.After writing for the Tonight Show for 20-plus years and performing corporate comedy, Frank’s attention…His mission is to end the stigma surrounding mental health by share his insights with anyone and everyone who will listen in an effort to “start the conversation.”Frank has thought about killing himself more times than he can count. Like many of us, depression and suicide run in his family. He addresses his own trials and tribulations using a tool people from all walks of life can relate to, humor. With his TED Talk A Matter of Life or Death” he openly addresses topics considered taboo in today’s society.As a Motivational Public Speaker and Trainer who travels the world, Frank uses comedy and personal life lessons to help break the ice and start an engaging conversation amongst those struggling with mental and emotional stability. This act of faith helps those struggling to find a voice to express themselves. Additionally, it helps create a pool of common knowledge where those who suffer, and those who care about them, can swim.He believes that where there is humor there is hope. And where there is laughter there is life… Nobody dies laughing.Frank is originally from North Carolina and now spends his off days in the Pacific Northwest. He travels the United States and beyond spreading his message, hoping to end the stigma surrounding mental health, and influencing the general public to start the conversation.#IfYouCouldSeeMe is a proud member of the Mental Health News Radio family of podcasts! Discover more about us and our sister shows at: www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com

Valley Haggard has written in short and long form all her life. She is a big fan of the postcard, the 6-word memoir and drawers full of unfinished manuscripts. She has slept in tents, hostels, motels, couches, tool sheds, log cabins, bunk beds and ship bowels for short periods of time and the house she grew up in for much longer than that. She has lived in Virginia, New York, Italy, Colorado, Arkansas, and Alaska, holding jobs as a Waffle House waitress, Dude Ranch Cabin Girl, cruise ship stewardess and hotel maid. She has written book reviews, author interviews and first person columns; judged fiction contests and fellowships and sat on non-profit writing boards. She is the recipient of a Richmond Magazine 2014 Theresa Pollak Prize, a 2015 Style Weekly Women in the Arts Award and the winner of the 2018 James River Writers’s Emyl Jenkins award. The founder of Richmond Young Writers in 2009, Valley now leads creative nonfiction marathons, workshops and retreats for adults. She is the founder of Life in 10 Minutes, the author of The Halfway House for Writers and Surrender Your Weapons: Writing to Heal, and the co-editor of Nine Lives: a Life in 10 Minutes Anthology. She has a handsome husband, a brilliant son, an addictive personality and a voracious appetite for all things word.Find out more about Valley and Life in 10 Minutes:www.lifein10minutes.com#IfYouCouldSeeMe is a proud member of the Mental Health News Radio family of podcasts! Discover more about us and our sister shows at: www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com

Eunice Alicea Hudak is a teacher, author, playwright, recent TEDx presenter, and a community organizer. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, she grew up under the guidance of big voices and even bigger expectations, in Yonkers, New York. https://youtu.be/k0OssPPMlbM#IfYouCouldSeeMe is a proud member of the Mental Health News Radio family of podcasts! Discover more about us and our sister shows at: www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com

Subscribe so you don't miss a thing! Part 2 of this interview will be out soon. We will let Rob describe himself! "I am a creative and cerebral digital project manager who always carries crutches with me. Being born with cerebral palsy introduced me to lessons in basic problem solving in order to walk, talk, and smile with personality. It also taught me redefine problems, create solutions, sometimes just by changing perspectives. Most of these early lessons began at home."Find him:robtargos.com rgtargos@gmail.com Connect to the Cerebral Podcast Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/110869288937879/?ref=shareIf You Could See Me is a proud member of the Mental Health News Radio Network. For more information and to check out all of our amazing sister podcasts visit: www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com Find us:www.ifyoucouldseeme.com@erinlmahone on Instagram@iycsm on Facebook@elmahone on TwitterUpcoming Events:ReStory Storytelling Showcase April 23rd at 7 pm at Life in 10 Minutes2707 W. Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia #IfYouCouldSeeMe: Radical Healing June 8th at 7 pm at the Children's Theatre of Virginia at Willow Lawn (ticket info coming soon)#IfYouCouldSeeMe is a proud member of the Mental Health News Radio family of podcasts! Discover more about us and our sister shows at: www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com

In this episode:Traci Jones was a co-founder of Trillium Drop-In Center in Woodbridge, VA and the founder and Executive Director of Rise Phoenix Rise, an animal-assisted wellness program for mental health peers. Traci has served on many various boards, including the Regional Recovery Work Group in Northern Virginia and currently with VOCAL., a statewide peer mental health group. She is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a certified Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) facilitator, certified in Mental Health First Aid, certified in REVIVE (naloxone administration for opioid overdose), is SMART Recovery certified and has earned a BS in Psychology and a MA in Human Services. She is currently a PhD candidate in Organizational Leadership. She has previous work experiences at ChildHelp, USA, a residential treatment facility for children, ACTS/Turning Points, a domestic violence program in Prince William County, VA, and at Friends 4 Recovery, a peer-run center in Chesterfield, VA. Traci has many struggles, both mentally and physically. She is legally blind and has some hearing loss. She has a mitochondrial mutation which affects her nerves and causes chronic problems and pain, she finds herself hospitalized frequently. This does not stop her. Her resilience drives her to help others. Her motto is “it is what it is, everyday is an adventure.” She strives to help everyone be their best.#IfYouCouldSeeMe: https://youtu.be/b21utJF6_yERise Phoenix Rise: https://risephoenixrise.org/Trillium Drop-in Center:https://trilliumcenterinc.org/#IfYouCouldSeeMe is a proud member of the Mental Health News Radio family of podcasts! Discover more about us and our sister shows at: www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com

Jesse Pearlstein graduated from James Madison University in 2006 with a degree in psychology. He spent the next several years as an AmeriCorps volunteer in California and subsequently a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic. Jesse began working as a counselor in 2010 serving at risk youth and their families and graduated with his master's in social work in 2013. He has worked in schools, residential programs, community based settings providing counseling and mental health services to children, youth and adults. Jesse works with both children and adults presenting with a wide range of issues ranging from ADHD, Depression, and Trauma, among others. He utilizes a client centered approach to assist people with cultivating their personal strengths to aid them in their healing process. In his spare time he enjoys being physically active and likes to perform as an amateur stand-up comedian. Where you can find Jesse:https://dominionyouthservices.com/our-team/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/jesse-gray-pearlstein-richmond-va/366935https://www.richmond.com/calendar/comedy/

Andi was diagnosed in 2011 with Borderline Personality Disorder and now publicly shares her story of mental illness recovery. She is the founder of the BPDWarrior blog and a trained presenter for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Andi is educated in digital media and offers her expertise to support the needs of organizations spreading message of recovery and inclusion.

Tara Culton is a mental health advocate, speaker, and educator. She is Creator of "Talks with T". Through her work Tara shares aspects of her journey through the silence, the stigma, the struggle, and the triumph of experiencing mental health illness while serving in ministry. Because of her personal journey, she is intimately acquainted with the issue of silence around mental health illness in the church. Her heart is to help us all understand the need for transparency in this area. She is sharing her journey so that others may be set free. Tara states, “To become the ‘face’ of mental health illness in the church was a frightening thought. However, I’m sure dying on the cross was just as frightening for Jesus (in his humanity).” Find out more about Tara and her work: https://www.facebook.com/talkswithtarac/

Welcome Erin Mahone and her incredible podcast to our network. Someone who you zing with immediately because she is so talented and caring - the best kind of charm oozes from her being. Her podcast is #ifyoucouldseeme at www.ifyoucouldseeme.com or https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/ifyoucouldseeme/.For over a decade Erin Mahone has worked to build a stronger, more inclusive world. Her work is inspired by a childhood growing up in a family touched by mental illness, years working in the arts and in the mental health field, and her own experiences with anxiety and depression. Erin learned from her grandparents the value of humility, humor, and acceptance. She believes that life's struggles, no matter how severe, do not define, or limit, a person’s capacity for greatness, achievement, or love. Every person has a distinct story that is worthy of respect. Erin combines storytelling, writing, music, and other elements to share and teach this message with unique and inspiring offerings for audiences large and small.Using storytelling, visual art, mindful self-compassion and group support, #IfYouCouldSeeMe projects are scalable community based art and performance programs that can impact conversations on inclusion, diversity, and acceptance in unique and powerful ways! These events help participants reframe experiences of pain, shame and disappointment to find their innate power. Sharing in this practice can be an integral step in healing, taking back control, releasing ourselves from feelings of victimhood, forgiving ourselves for not being perfect, and letting go of anger and resentment for those who have hurt us. Participants and audiences alike have expressed the impact they have felt from being part of #IfYouCouldSeeMe.

#IfYouCouldSeeMe is a project that encourages people to look inside, understand ourselves, and each other, on a deeper level.