Never underestimate the power of one. You could be only one that a person confides in about suicidal thoughts. You could be one leader who stands up for people’s rights. You could be one, starting with yourself, and spread hope and wisdom you’ve learned over the years. NAMI SWI has enabled me toContinue reading “The Power of One”
Author Archives: Theresa San Luis Teller
My Brain Makes Me Proud Blog August 2021
Returning to school can be an exciting time for many. For some, it can present its challenges. As a graduate school student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), I entered campus in 2013 with a schizoaffective disorder with OCD diagnosis. I had been stable for many years on medications, and didn’t think I needed toContinue reading “My Brain Makes Me Proud Blog August 2021”
My Brain Makes Me Proud: How I Beat Schizoaffective Disorder Blog June 2021
By Theresa San Luis “Story” Teller Unlike a broken arm in a sling or a fresh open wound to the skin, the disrepair of one’s brain with mental illness may not be so visible to others. Many may not believe it exists because it is not so visible; or a person may be unaware thatContinue reading “My Brain Makes Me Proud: How I Beat Schizoaffective Disorder Blog June 2021”
My Brain Makes Me Proud 