This 90-minute webinar features presenters sharing their lived experience with mental health conditions to combat stigma and provide further information and resources.
The Northwest MHTTC is proud to partner with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Seattle to present "In Our Own Voice."
NAMI In Our Own Voice presentations change attitudes, assumptions and stereotypes about people with mental health conditions. This 90-minute presentation will provide a personal perspective of mental illness, as presenters with lived experience talk openly about what it's like to live with a mental health condition. Their trained presenters humanize the misunderstood, highly stigmatized topic of mental illness by showing that it’s possible—and common—to live well with a mental health condition.
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Ben Martin became very fond of NAMI and their services while struggling to find an appropriate balance to life after a diagnosis of BiPolar Disorder back in 2007. For the last 5 years and counting Ben has been engaged in NAMI's peer support groups which eventually led him to become an In Your Own Voice presenter where he found that vulnerability was a key part to recovery. He has since become a Facilitator of a NAMI Peer Connections group and started his journey to become a Licensed Clinical Mental Health counselor as well as Substance Use Disorder Profession via Seattle Universities Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.
Jeff has been volunteering with NAMI Seattle for 10+ years in the In Our Own Voice Program as a mental health advocate. Professionally he has worked in tech for companies such as Gartner and Microsoft in sales and presentation roles. Today Jeff is a photographer, working in the commercial space and specializing in flame portraiture for his photo company Flame Friends.
