Louder Now Episode #58: Special Guest Deanna A. Robinson
Episode #58. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This is the last week. Another great conversation with Jared's friend Deanna A. Robinson. They are friends from NAMI and have given In Our Own Voice Presentations together.
Deanna's BIO:
As a person diagnosed with a serious mental illness 23 years ago, Ms. Robinson draws from her rich experiences with psychosis, anxiety, depression and mania, inspiring students to see mental illness in a new, more progressive light. As a master and national trainer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for 18 years, Ms. Robinson has a deep appreciation for the curiosity of students and engages humor and interactive modalities so students have the best chance of retaining the invaluable mental health information there is to share.
She has worked in varying roles for NAMI in Maryland, where she’s originally from, and in California where she now lives. She’s helped create videos for the country’s emergency room hospital staff, University of Phoenix social work program, and has been featured in the New York Times, Baltimore Sun and other notable media. Prior to joining the NAMI family in 2004, she was a Senior Litigation Paralegal for CitiGroup.
She studied at College of Notre Dame of Maryland and has several mental health instructor certifications including Mental Health First Aid both for youth and adults and QPR Suicide Prevention. She owns her own coaching, training and public speaking business, The Healing Conversationalist. Ms. Robinson has 5 grown children, 7 grandchildren and enjoys politics, and reading and listening to self-help and spiritual wellness books.
For more information on Deanna( The Healing Conversationalist) you can check out:
If you are feeling overwhelmed and need someone to talk to please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
800-273-8255
Or visit online:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
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