Recovery is possible. These are the three words Sarah Fay needed to hear during the twenty-five years she spent living with serious mental illness. But no one told her recovery was possible until it was almost too late. Join Sarah as she recounts the six psychiatric diagnoses she received, the stigma she endured, and how she found her way to full recovery and helping others move toward wellness. Believe it or not, recovery is possible for all of us.

Sarah Fay Bio:

Sarah Fay (Ph.D., M.A., M.F.A.) is a mental health advocate and the award-winning author of the journalistic memoir Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses (HarperCollins), which was an Apple Best Books pick and which The New York Times hailed as a “fiery manifesto of a memoir.” Parade Magazine recently named it one of the sixteen best mental health memoirs to read. Sarah has shared her story on NPR’s 1A, Oprah Daily, Salon, WGN Morning News, NPR’s KERA/Think, The Rumpus, and in The Los Angeles Times and Forbes Women. Pathological was featured in Forbes, mindbodygreen, Thrive Global, Lit Hub, Psychology Today, and more. She writes for many publications, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, and The Paris Review, where she was an advisory editor. She’s on the faculty at Northwestern University, the founder of Pathological: The Movement, and a Certified Mental Health Peer Recovery Specialist. For more, visit www.sarahfay.org.

Mental Illness Self Stigma and How to Eradicate It with Sarah Fay