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The Sewanee Review Features Schizophrenic.NYC

2019-01-24T15:04:11+00:00January 24th, 2019|Featured, Michelle Hammer|

Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are proud to announce that our creator Michelle Hammer as featured in the thesewaneereview.com. It's a great article about a girl who got into Yale and also has Bipolar Disorder. Michelle was interviewed about having a mental illness and being in college. Read Full Article!

Samuel Miltich, Amazing Jazz Guitarist and Paranoid Schizophrenic

2024-02-20T17:49:30+00:00January 22nd, 2019|Uncategorized|

My name is Sam Miltich.  I am diagnosed with paranoid Schizophrenia.  I am a full time jazz guitarist based in Minnesota.  I live in Grand Rapids, Minnesota which is in the northern part of the state.  Its a relatively small town with 10,000 people.  I was born and raised here. I have lived breifly [...]

WFUV Interviews Schizophrenic.NYC founder Michelle

2024-06-18T16:20:41+00:00December 27th, 2018|interview, collaboration, Featured, Michelle Hammer|

The Schizophrenic.NYC is excited to announce that Michelle was interviewed by WFUV Fordham Radio Station(New York City's commercial-free home of music discovery!) The Episode Featuring Michelle is about "The Other Side of Stigma." For anyone who has never experienced bias or prejudice, it might be hard to understand the true meaning of stigma. On [...]

Michelle’s Video with Janssen Global

2018-12-14T16:21:29+00:00December 14th, 2018|Michelle Hammer, interview, Videos|

Michelle, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC teamed up with Janssen Global to produce a great article and a video to go with it! Here is the beginning of the article and the video. Michelle Hammer describes herself as "a schizophrenic New Yorker trying to change the way New York City sees mental health." To achieve that [...]

SurvivalisaTalent Features Schizophrenic.NYC

2018-12-04T17:17:06+00:00December 4th, 2018|Featured, holiday|

We are thrilled to announce that Schizophrenic.NYC was featured in survivalisatalent.com's Holiday Gift Guide! Happy December! With the holidays fast approaching, I wanted to put together a list of mental health Christmas gifts that support the mental health community. Whether stories, jewelry, paintings, or accessories, these gifts raise mental health awareness. These products are made [...]

PsychCentral Features Schizophrenic.NYC in Holiday Gift Guide!

2018-12-04T16:36:38+00:00December 4th, 2018|Featured, holiday|

Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are always happy to be recognized. We would like to announce that we have been featured in PsychCentral.com's Holiday Gift Guide.  A list of gift suggestions, all under 25 dollars and all from mental health advocates and charities who can use the support. Purchasing these gifts shows you care about someone’s mental [...]

Speech about Living with and “Recovering” from Schizophrenia at This is My Brave – NYC

2018-11-24T20:20:04+00:00November 24th, 2018|Michelle Hammer, speaking, Videos|

Hi guys! I am thrilled to announce that my speech about living with and "recovering" from Schizophrenia from ThisIsMyBrave is now ready to view. I was pretty nervous about making this speech but as time past I felt more comfortable.  It's never easy to talk about the past, especially when mental illness is involved. I [...]

This This Is My Brave Video Is Ready!

2018-11-18T19:25:55+00:00November 18th, 2018|Michelle Hammer, speaking|

In September I participated in the This Is My Brave NYC Show! The show is about people with connections to mental illness sharing their stories in their own way.  I had a great time and now the promotional video is out! I hope you all enjoy and love the video! If you want to [...]

Speaking about Schizophrenia at Mt. Sinai Hospital

2018-11-04T18:22:39+00:00November 4th, 2018|Michelle Hammer, speaking|

I absolutely had a blast speaking to 1st-year medical students at Mt. Sinai Hospital this week. I was on a panel with a Chaplain and other psychology professionals.  I was asked questions about my journey through life, reactions to my Schizophrenia and how I started Schizophrenic.NYC and advocacy.  One student approached me after the panel [...]

Listen to This if You’ve Ever Been Depressed (or Know Someone Who Has)

2018-10-15T17:00:48+00:00October 15th, 2018|podcast|

Depression is an inconsiderate illness. It doesn’t care whether you have nothing going on or a lot going on. It will strike whenever it feels like it. Depression doesn’t care if you have a home filled with people, family obligations, or even a podcast to record. If this symptom of mental illness wants out, it’s [...]

Positive and Negative Podcast Interviews Michelle

2018-09-29T21:38:49+00:00September 29th, 2018|Michelle Hammer, interview, podcast|

Positive and Negative is a podcast where Tristan Miller discusses the relationship between mental health and the creative temperament. This episode Tristan talks to artist, business owner, activist, and women's lacrosse coach Michelle Hammer about her life with Schizophrenia. Listen Below

Michelle is Featured in CureSZ.org

2018-09-28T15:12:43+00:00September 28th, 2018|Michelle Hammer, collaboration, interview|

Michelle Hammer, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC was featured in CureSZ.org. CURESZ envisions a future where schizophrenia and related psychoses are widely accepted as neurobiological brain conditions, and can be prevented, treated or cured, with restoration of wellness and full functional recovery.     Michelle Hammer is the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC, a clothing line that fights [...]

Michelle Hosts the 100th Podcast of the PsychCentral Show!

2018-09-27T14:49:16+00:00September 27th, 2018|podcast, collaboration, Gabe Howard|

Michelle Hammer, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC and co-host of A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, And A Podcast, hosts the 100th episode of The Psych Central Show! The Psych Central Show is an award-winning, weekly podcast that approaches psychology and mental health in a casual and accessible fashion. Listen as our hosts, Gabe Howard & Vincent M. Wales, speak [...]

I Loved Speaking at This Is My Brave

2018-09-26T20:37:41+00:00September 26th, 2018|Michelle Hammer, speaking|

I had the most amazing time sharing my story at the NYC event of This Is My Brave! There were 350 people in the audience. It was the biggest audience I have ever spoken in front of. Backstage I was very nervous. I just kept telling myself to be confident.   "I am confident. [...]

Psychiatric Medications and You: What You Need to Know.

2018-08-31T18:23:53+00:00August 31st, 2018|podcast|

“Just be ’med-compliant’ and you’ll be okay.” That’s the message that hundreds of thousands of mentally ill people hear every day from society and their treatment teams. The message is simple: as long as you take your medications as prescribed, you’ll be fine, healthy, happy, and symptom free.But, is that actually how it works? Is [...]

Schizophrenia and Drug Addiction

2018-08-29T20:32:28+00:00August 29th, 2018|blog, addiction, guest blog, writing|

Written by Matt Boyle. Schizophrenia is not a rare mental disorder. In fact, it affects roughly 1% of the world’s population and generally begins to show its first signs during adolescence and young adulthood. Substance use disorders are also common and affect roughly 8% of the world’s population. However, the number of overlap between [...]

Michelle will be speaking at This Is My Brave!

2018-08-27T01:23:45+00:00August 10th, 2018|Michelle Hammer, speaking|

Michelle Hammer, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC will be speaking at the NYC This Is My Brave event on September 24th. The mission of This Is My Brave, Inc. is to end the stigma surrounding mental health issues by sharing personal stories of individuals living successful, full lives despite mental illness through poetry, essay, and original [...]

Mental Illness and Dating: Romance or Tragedy?

2018-08-10T19:27:40+00:00August 10th, 2018|podcast|

“Just because you’re mentally ill doesn’t mean you don’t want to get married,” Gabe quips to Michelle during a recent conversation about the discovery of dating websites and applications aimed directly at people living with mental illness. At this point, our hosts break into song and start singing the “Farmers Only” dating website commercial [...]

Does Being Quirky & Unique Mean You’re Mentally Ill?

2018-08-03T19:01:56+00:00August 3rd, 2018|Gabe Howard, podcast|

It’s often postulated that people with unique skills, artistic abilities, or phenomenal talents must have a “touch of mental illness.” Thinking differently, the reason is mental illness and, in order to be so unique, one must clearly think differently. Gabe’s personal fictional hero, The Mad Hatter, is often credited with responding to Alice’s questioning whether [...]

Getting Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

2018-07-28T22:02:40+00:00July 28th, 2018|Featured, Michelle Hammer, Videos|

Check out Schizophrenic.NYC Founder, Michelle Hammer, and Youtuber, Rachel Star Live talking about getting diagnosed with Schizophrenia and telling the world about it. What do you think happened when we came out with our Schizophrenia diagnosis? Big thank you to HealtheVoices and Wisdo for making this video! Watch Below!

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