Louder Now Episode #113: Special Guest Etsegenet Teodros

Episode • May 15, 2022 • 44m

Episode #113 Notes:

I love talking to my NAMI friends about their struggles and their journey. My friend from NAMI In Our Own Voice joins the podcast for a great conversation.

Estegenet BIO:

Etsegenet Makonnen Teodros is a Mental Health Advocate, Speaker and a Peer Specialist. Born in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia. She moved to the US at 4 years old. She uses her lived experience as a platform to address stigma and also encourage anyone affected by an Mental Health condition. Main focus is to support change for all communities and audiences. Actively volunteers as a peer advocate for that same purpose.

Writer of “A Polar Life”-An Autobiographical short essay.That appears on the NAMI”Your not alone” blog entry. In the magazine Good Housekeeping April 2020’s, Mental Health featured article.

Loves Lions, her dog I-rie and the beach. She is 42 years young.

http://notalone.nami.org/post/180902973563/the-polar-life

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/a32022987/how-to-help-someone-with-an-eating-disorder/

Social media:

Instagram @moyemteo Twitter @MTeodros Blog https://1210media.wordpress.com/

End of Show Notes:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

800-273-8255

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

For other support groups:

nami.org

https://www.dbsalliance.org/