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Mentally TogetherPride stories (updated replay) 🌈 Coming out, online harassment, and queer representationHappy LGBTQIA+ pride month! The month where we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and living openly and authentically.It’s also a month to honor and celebrate the progress we’ve made in LGBTQIA+ rights… and to stand up against the anti-LGBTQIA+ hate and laws that have been popping up all over the country. The Human Rights Campaign just officially declared a NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY for LGBTQ+ Americans. That’s the first time they’ve ever made a declaration like that, because now THIS is the worst year on record for anti-LGBTQ+ bill. There have been more than 75 an...
2023-06-1744 minMentally TogetherPride stories 🌈 Coming out, becoming a drag queen, online harassment, and queer representationHappy LGBTQIA+ pride month! The month where we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and living openly and authentically.It’s also a month to honor and celebrate the progress we’ve made in LGBTQIA+ rights… which ummm… sometimes it doesn’t feel like as much progress as it should??! If you’ve been paying any attention to the news lately, there have been more attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community - different states have been passing bills taking away LGBTQ+ rights, people have been attacking drag shows and trans people and other pride events… It’s all really upsetting. And that’s putti...
2022-06-2838 minMentally TogetherTrying medications, getting diagnosed, and preventing suicide - Lisa Cazes and Alizée Falque (part 2)Lisa Cazes and Alizée Falque are two friends who bonded over their mental health struggles. Now, they’re using those struggles as inspiration for a short film challenging misconceptions about bipolar disorder and breaking down the stigmas around it. It’s called Up and Down. Lisa is the writer, director, and producer, and Alizée is the lead actor and associate producer.This is part 2 of our conversation - in this episode, we talk about their experiences with medication when it comes to their mental health, what led to Lisa (and her mom) being diagnosed with bipolar...
2022-04-111h 00Mentally TogetherHow to help your friends (and let them help YOU) - Lisa Cazes and Alizée FalqueLisa Cazes and Alizée Falque are two friends who bonded over their mental health struggles. Now, they’re using those struggles as inspiration for a short film challenging misconceptions about bipolar disorder and breaking down the stigmas around it. It’s called Up and Down. Lisa is the writer, director, and producer, and Alizée is the lead actor and associate producer. Lisa was diagnosed with bipolar disorder herself in 2018, and grew up helping support her bipolar mom as well. And Alizée has ADHD and social anxiety, both of which I relate to a LOT.So I lov...
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