A personal, uplifting story of Joe Roback, who lives with Bipolar Disorder. Joe has had a strong recovery and attends Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. He is an avid chess player, musician and volunteers with many mental health organizations.

This is the new face of mental illness in the 21st Century

Face to Face with Mental Wellness is a series of videos created by Alex Burr, a project designed to put a face to mental illness in the 21st Century. In partnership with Students for Mental Wellness (Vancouver-based non-profit) and The Lowdown (Vancouver-based mental health speakers bureau).

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This is a long series.

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I promise that this is the last part!

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Sorry, guys. This upload apparently failed before I went to bed last night.

There’s other parts after this but I’ll have to upload them later today after work and all the other crap I have to do.

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Did you guys know that they hired Rick Moranis for the part of Seymor Krelborn without knowing if he could sing?

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To take my mind off of this depressing subject, I’ve been watching Little Shop of Horrors while editting this series

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There’s still more parts coming!

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This is a REALLY long series

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This is a very long series.

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Depression, Bipolar & Anxiety Recovery 3 Be Inspired By Wellness 9

In this edition of Inspired By Wellness, Grace interviews Anna Miller, founder of The Depression Project about the depression project, recovery and mental health issues like depression, bipolar & anxiety.

Is being diagnosed with depression or bipolar really mean becoming a life long consumer of psychiatry and psychotropic drugs or is recovery really possible?

Visit Dr. Kuykendall Website at;
http://www.meetdrk.com

Check out the book, Madness, Mania & Miracles by Anna Miller and Ann Marie Malden.
http://www.thedepressionproject.com/buy.html

Visit the website at;
http://www.beinspiredbywellness.com

Music by John Richter
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