Podcast: The Power of Storytelling – What Is ‘This Is My Brave?’

 Jennifer Marshall is a mom, executive director, storyteller, and a woman living with bipolar disorder. In 2011, she started chronicling her challenges of living with mental illness while raising two young children.  Her story was a powerful one and connected with people all over the country, many of whom wrote to her to say that they had been inspired after reading her blog.  Jennifer knew she was onto something, and that storytelling was a powerful tool for healing.  This was the beginning of ‘This Is My Brave’ – a nonprofit with the mission of bringing stories of mental illness and addiction out of the shadows and into the spotlight.  Listen now to learn how this powerful stage show has transformed the lives of people in cities across America.    SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW   Guest information for ‘This is My Brave’ Podcast Episode Jennifer Marshall is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of This Is My Brave, a mental health storytelling nonprofit organization. Since its inception in 2014, This Is My Brave has hosted 59 unique productions featuring more than 750 individuals telling their true stories of overcoming mental illness and addiction through creative expression. Jenn lives with type 1 bipolar disorder and suffered from a postpartum psychosis episode and an antenatal psychosis episode during the years she was having her children, now 8 and 10. Her award-winning blog – BipolarMomLife.com – which she launched in 2011, became an inspira...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Bipolar Relationships Self-Help The Psych Central Show Women's Issues Source Type: blogs