Interview Series

The Hard Truths About Living with Schizoaffective Disorder

Schizoaffective disorder is an often misdiagnosed and midunderstood psychiatric illness. In today’s interview, I speak with Donella Dornwell McLean about her diagnosis, challenges she has faced, and her journey to recovery. Schizoaffective disorder is a chronic and treatable psychiatric illness. It is characterized by a combination of 1) psychotic symptoms, such as those seen in […]

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Understanding Life with Borderline Personality Disorder

Haylee Hemphill has been living with Borderline Personality Disorder from a young age. While working on improving her mental health, she was involved in a traumatic car accident that almost took her life. Haylee has turned to writing to support her mental, emotional, and physical healing.  About Borderline Personality Disorder: “Borderline personality disorder is a

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When Pregnancy Isn’t Glowing: One Woman’s Battle with Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Angelica Quintanilla and her husband, Aleq, were overjoyed when they found out she was pregnant. She had always heard about how magical pregnancy could be and was excited to experience it for herself while growing their family. But what started as a dream soon turned into a nightmare. At just eight weeks pregnant, Angelica knew

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How to redefine “Living” after living with chronic stress

Fran Garton had a 16-year teaching career but the high stress level put her in bed for 4-months. She experienced stress-induced vision loss which made her readjust how she defined “living”. She was determined to make serious changes to her lifestyle. All of the challenges she has faced made Fran realize that self-love and body

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Overcoming Struggles and Taking Control of Life

Welcome to The Wellness Project Interview Series where I interview people that are now thriving after overcoming mental health challenges or obstacles in their lives. This week I spoke with Daniel Reyes about his near-death experience and his lifelong struggle with his weight. Daniel discusses how he took his weight and his life into his

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