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Founded by Madeline Rodger
Author, Creator, Mental Health Advocate
Founded by Madeline Rodger
Author, Creator, Mental Health Advocate
A platform for you to connect with resources, information, or something that brings you joy. Share your stories or read someone else's. We are not alone in this journey. Help me build a supportive community in this new space. Get comfortable and feel empowered by your role in reducing the stigma.
Hello! I'm Madeline Rodger. At 21, I acquired a traumatic brain injury. Now, in my forties, I am a new author and mental health advocate raising awareness to anyone interested in learning about mental illness and mental health. I want to get the conversations going.
After becoming cognitively disabled, I wasn't aware of my mental illness for 21 years! An arrest and involuntary hospitalization during an active paranoid, delusional psychosis forced me to see my life as it truly is. I collected the pieces of my fragmented, chaotic experience, and after connecting the dots, finally learned about my mental health situation.
The epiphany following that crisis, shifted my shame to acceptance, recognizing the condition as a manageable health issue rather than a personal failure.
So, I went back to school to learn the art of Creative Nonfiction Writing, because this has been a wild ride that I need to share!
There is so much room under the umbrella of mental health. Key topics include: emotional, psychological, and social well-being, mental distress to diagnosed conditions like depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, survivor's guilt, substance use disorders and habits that affect physical well-being, daily life-stressors and stress management, coping mechanisms and lifestyle changes.
Anything affecting your mood, your sleep, your eating habits or your safety- if you are comfortable enough to share, you will be heard!
The struggles are universal and relatable. Let's get used to talking about mental illness and mental health, it empowers people to get the help they need and provides a path to take proactive steps toward a safer day.
Madeline Rodger is a writer, not a mental health professional.