012: Don't Suffer in Silence - A Mental Health Story W/ Patience Abonge (Part 2)

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This is part two of our interview with Patience Abonge.</span> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s continue to listen to her story of struggles from mental health illnesses and the various steps she took that helped her through those troubling times. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>[00:01 – 18:58] Depression</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Patience talks about her fall back into depression in the year 2019</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We talk about a girl that has bipolar disorder and psychosis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stop victim-blaming</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>[18:59 – 29:57] Battling the Stigma</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">I share some of my personal and our family’s struggles</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Abolishing the stigma around families that has members with disabilities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What you can do to help and support people fighting against mental illnesses</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>[29:58 – 42:33] Healing</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Patience’s advice to other people suffering from mental illnesses</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Final words of encouragement</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Connect with Patience. Links available below.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Tweetable Quotes:</strong></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“People with mental illness are not attention seekers.” – Patience Abonge<