by Johnny Whitfield | May 4, 2021 | Community Stories
This is part 3 of a series titled “Outside Looking In” Read part 1 here Read part 2 here Every family has its routines. Someone washes the dishes. Someone takes out the trash. Someone cooks. You get the idea. But what happens when a family member has a...
by Johnny Whitfield | Apr 17, 2021 | Community Stories
This is part two of a series titled “Outside Looking In“. Read Part One here. One of the biggest challenges in dealing with a family member who has a mental health diagnosis is that no one has all the answers. No one. Unlike a broken leg, which can be fixed by...
by Johnny Whitfield | Apr 5, 2021 | Community Stories
In 1988, my wife, Becky, was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Since 1994, when we got married, I’ve been her primary caregiver. Like many with Bipolar Disorder, she leads an ordinary life. She works. She’s given birth to, and helped raise, two children. She’s buried...
by Breaking Taboo | Jun 11, 2020 | Community Stories
COVID-19 has changed the world and the way we live in it. During this time of loss, change, and uncertainty of the future, everyone is experiencing a multitude of different mental health challenges, struggles, and responses. The experience of high schoolers in...
by Breaking Taboo | Aug 27, 2019 | Community Stories, Interviews
1. Why are you volunteering at Breaking Taboo? I am volunteering at Breaking Taboo because I am extremely passionate about the cause of mental health and working towards ending the suicide epidemic currently facing this country. I myself live with Bipolar 1 Disorder....
by Breaking Taboo | Aug 13, 2019 | Community Stories, Interviews
1. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself, i.e. where are you from, what are you doing now? I was born and raised in Orange County, still currently live in Tustin. Aside from taking care of my mental health at an outpatient facility, I work with my family as an...
