Angee's Story

After growing up with a mother diagnosed with Schizo-Affective Disorder, and witnessing her mother’s life of marginalization and misunderstanding, Angee is no stranger to the impact of mental illness. Angee hopes to reframe our perception of mental health, mental illness, and create a renewed awareness of the shared humanity connecting us all by sharing her story.

This story is about how mental health affects each and every one of us psychologically, emotionally, and professionally. This story is about the importance of valuing another's story as their truth, and using that story to move forward as a source of connection and strength, rather than finding the holes within it to weaken them. This story is a call to action for us all to move beyond the current disease and welfare model established within existing systems of care.