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Mental Illness Isn't a Death Sentence!

  Me at the NAMI Walk 2021 at Belle Isle-Detroit, MI  Hey Loves, I can't believe I am writing this but the freedom I have now is beyond amazing in sharing with you all by blogging about mental health and my journey. As a mental health awareness advocate and thinking about pursuing it for a career as a mental health professional. I want to let you know that mental illness isn't a death sentence!  I know there is a stigma but we are slowly breaking that. There is definitely more mental health awareness now than it was 20 years ago. Social media has been a life saver for me to not feel alone in my journey because thankfully there are brave mental health advocates to share their story. I remember sharing with my best friend and another close friend in High School when I came out of the hospital of me being diagnosed with mental illness. They were so supportive and still are til this day. I later in 2012 heard God say that my purpose was to help those with mental illness overc...