WEGO Health is a mission-driven company connecting healthcare with the experience, skills and insights of Patient Leaders. Exceptional patient advocates, influencers, and experts who make a difference in the lives of patients and caregivers are nominated for the various WEGO Health awards. The founder of Schizophrenic.NYC, Michelle Hammer was nominated for Best in Show: [...]
Michelle Hammer, the creator of Schizophrenic.NYC shared her experience with TheMighty.com on How I Opened Up About My Schizophrenia Diagnosis – and Started Helping Others Sponsored by Janssen. Hi, I’m Michelle Hammer, a schizophrenic girl living in NYC. I created and founded the mental health clothing line Schizophrenic.NYC. At this point in my life, I [...]
By Gabe Howard When I first met Michelle Hammer, she made exactly zero impression. I remember the conference we were both attending, but I don’t remember her. I have some vague recollection of a loud, inappropriate woman talking about meeting men on Tinder, but to this day, she claims it wasn’t her. My first memory of “meeting” [...]
Hey there! Wanna know what it's like to work with Gabe Howard? Well, Michelle made an awesome infographic about it. Check it out below!
I had a blast at the HealtheVoices Conference in Chicago! The HealtheVoices Conference is a first-of-its-kind, three-day event that brings together online advocates from across various health conditions for an opportunity to learn, share and connect. I had a lot of fun with some pretty awesome people. [...]
Michelle Hammer, the schizophrenic founder of Schizophrenic.NYC Mental Health Clothing Line and co-host of the popular show A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast, is giving a webinar on schizophrenia titled “Are You Paranoid? ‘Cause I Am! A Lesson From a Schizophrenic.” In it, she explains what it’s like to live in New York City with schizophrenia [...]
Gabe Howard (Bipolar) and Michelle Hammer (Schizophrenic) welcome guest Vincent M. Wales from the PsychCentral Show podcast! All are at the HealtheVoices Conference in Chicago! Gabe and Michelle first talk about what their families think of the podcast, so far. Gabe’s 80-year- old grandmother shares her thoughts the show, while Michelle’s Jewish mother has [...]
This past week Michelle, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC received the Shattering Stigma - Realizing Recovery Award from SARDAA (Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America) Your courageous work to educate professionals, the public and diagnosed individuals, eliminating stigma/discrimination, advocating for access to treatment and dignity for people living with schizophrenia-related brain illnesses while maintaining your [...]
Listen to our hosts have a real, honest, and open discussion about their time spent in the psych ward. Do you think the psych ward is like what you have seen in the movies? According to our hosts, it is NOTHING like it! In this episode, Michelle speaks openly about her three involuntary detentions, twice for [...]
Are You Paranoid? 'Cause I Am! Lessons From a Schizophrenic Tue, Apr 24, 2018 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT Michelle Hammer, the schizophrenic founder of Schizophrenic.NYC Mental Health Clothing Line and co-host of the popular show A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast, is giving a webinar on schizophrenia titled “Are You Paranoid? ‘Cause I Am! [...]
Ep 5: Two Truths and a Lie: Stories From a Bipolar and a Schizophrenic Gabe Howard (Bipolar) and Michelle Hammer (Schizophrenic) decide to play two truths and a lie for the second time. Each tell three unbelievable stories of the past in an effort to trick each other into thinking which one could be [...]
We were thrilled to find out that "Voices" the documentary about Michelle, our founder, is featured in this weeks WebMD Health Now Podcast. If you are interested in listening to the Podcast you can do so here: https://t.co/KlpC59xyeh
Episode #4: Uncommon Things We Dislike About Living with Bipolar and Schizophrenia. Gabe Howard (Bipolar) and Michelle Hammer (Schizophrenic) discuss personal and public topics that bother them in society. Michelle shares her frustration with being accused of lying about having schizophrenia. She describes how people leave comments on her social media saying she is [...]
Episode #3: Don’t Discriminate Against Me.(Discussions From a Bipolar and a Schizophrenic) Gabe Howard (Bipolar) and Michelle Hammer (Schizophrenic) talk about mental health in the current media and pop culture. Michelle talks about stigma and tells a story of Instagram insults. Gabe talks about being accused of not being bipolar and shares his story of binge eating disorder. Both [...]
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we cannot be more excited to announce that "Voices" by WebMD is a finalist for the Tribeca X Award! Now in its third year, the Tribeca X Award honors the best in storytelling at the intersection of advertising and entertainment from the past year. The nine finalists feature work from acclaimed [...]
Episode #2: He Said/She Said: Questions From A Bipolar And A Schizophrenic Gabe Howard (Bipolar) and Michelle Hammer (Schizophrenic) ask each other questions that they must also answer themselves. They ask about their diagnoses, dealing with symptoms, telling other people about their diagnoses, and where they think they would each be today if they [...]
Ep 1: Two Truths and a Lie: Stories From a Bipolar and a Schizophrenic Gabe Howard (Bipolar) and Michelle Hammer (Schizophrenic) decide to play Two Truths and a Lie. Each tells three remarkable stories of the past. The other tries to guess which are true and which are not. Hear Gabe’s stories of Demi [...]
So glad that Michelle was featured in the article "Don’t Be Paranoid You Look" Great by Sydney MacDonald over at Convicts.NYC. “Things are just still really hard because even if you’re medicated it doesn’t mean the voices go away, it just means the voices become more positive.” There are few places in the world that [...]
Introducing A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast is a new weekly podcast premiering on March 19, 2018. Hosted by Psych Central, the show will explore life through the unique double lens of Michelle Hammer, a young woman living with schizophrenia, and Gabe Howard, a man living [...]
Michelle recently gave a speech at Raritan Valley Community College for the To Write Love On Her Arms Club. One of the members Brittany, wrote on her blog about the speech. You can check it out at her blog Depression Diaries. Michelle and Brittany
I had a great time speaking in front of college students at Raritan Valley Community College this week! Earlier this summer, at my pop-up shop I met an awesome girl names Rachel with purple hair. She told me she was part of the TWLOHA Club at her school and asked if I would like [...]
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are excited to announce that our founder, Michelle Hammer was featured in the FIRESIDE CHAT Podcast by Ben Dionne. We previously featured Ben in our Schizophrenia Connection Blog, which you should definitely check out. From FIRESIDE CHAT Podcast: Ben is joined by Michelle Hammer, founder of Schizophrenic.NYC. Originally diagnosed with Bipolar [...]
A candid interview with Michelle Hammer, who lives with Schizophrenia & created a Mental Health Clothing Line which you can find at Schizophrenic.NYC. Hosted by Gabe Howard from The Psych Central Show Podcast. Watch the vid below!
Michelle, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC was interviewed by Rudy Caseres a fellow Mental Health Advocate on Facebook Live! Check out the video below! Follow Rudy FB: facebook.com/rudycaseres IG: @rudycaseres TW: @rudycaseres
Michelle had a blast being a panelist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City. The panel was for 1st year med students who were learning about how to interact with psych patients. There were 5 panelists in total. Most had experience working with psych patients. Michelle was the only panelist who lives [...]
