Ep. 73 Breaking the Stigma: Schizophrenia Unveiled with Michelle Hammer

Michelle Hammer began to sense that things were off in her teens. Her inner voice conversations took a turn and became more problematic. She got on some meds and didn’t tell her mom exactly what was going on. She was misdiagnosed as having bipolar when actually she has schizophrenia. Once she was properly diagnosed in college things became easier for her, knowing what was actually going on. 

Find out how schizophrenia impacts her identity and how she manages to live a pretty normal life with it. Learn about one person’s journey to reaching an accurate diagnosis and what happens in the interim when you’re treated for the wrong thing. Discover the many ways mental illness is misunderstood, ways others don’t support people as well as they could, and things that can make life better for people with mental health challenges. 

Bio

Michelle Hammer is a Schizophrenia Activist and spends her time passionately fighting stigma. She is an NYC native featured in the WebMD documentary Voices, which was nominated for a Tribeca X Award at the Tribeca Film Festival 2018. Michelle was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 22 after a misdiagnosis of bipolar at age 18. At 27, Michelle decided to use her artistic talents and fearless personality to do something that could benefit the mental health community. In May 2015, she founded a mental health-focused clothing brand. Schizophrenic.NYC is a clothing brand with the mission of reducing stigma by starting conversations about mental health. Michelle has also been featured in many publications such as Mashable, The Daily Mail, Stylist, and Buzzfeed.

Guest Info.

Insta: https://www.schizophrenic.nyc

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schizophrenic.nyc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SchizophrenicNYC

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/schizophrenicny

Julie’s Info. 

https://linkedin.com/in/julie-browne-courage-ignite

https://instagram.com/juliebrownecourageignite 

https://facebook.com/juliebrownecourageignite

Podcast — Bold Becoming

Book — Masters of Change 

Website — courage-ignite.com

Email — [email protected]

Music — Happy African Village by John Bartmann

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