“Showing Up for Recovery ” (Video)

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This video was uploaded to YouTube by Dr. Pat Deegan on February 9, 2012 and offers a message of hope for recovery while reminding us that medication isn’t a cure for mental illness but rather a tool to aid us in our recovery journey.

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“A heavy heart”

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This is a post I placed on another blog of mine on February 12, 2014, about something I had posted on Facebook on February 11, 2014.  I was deep in thought that morning and feeling both hopeful and hopeless at the same time.  It was an odd place to say the least, but I will let my words from that day speak for themselves.