I Hear Voices: Let's Talk About Schizophrenia Featuring Life Coach & Self Care Strategist Latisha Carr

How do you respond when your mother has a mental illness that causes her to hear voices? Schizophrenia it is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels and behaves. According to a study on race and risk of schizophrenia, it was found that African Americans are about three more likely than whites to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. Kea explores the mental illness of schizophrenia with Life Coach Latisha “Tish” Carr. Tish shares what it was like going up with her mother who battles schizophrenia. During the mind, body and soulness segment, Kea encourages us to move away from words and phrases that perpetrate the mental health stigma and prevent people from seeking treatment. Phases like "The weather is acting bipolar" is unacceptable. She also wrote a blog post on using mental diagnoses as adjectives and you can view by clicking the link below. http://firefliesunite.com/blog/please-stop-using-mental-illnesses-as-adjectives References/Links:Kea's EventsMarch 10: NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo (FREE)https://www.networkevents.tv/events/nbc4-health-fitness-expo-washington-dc/ March 18: This Is My Brave (Tickets: $20)https://app.mobilecause.com/form/NC6d_g March 24: Still I Rise One Year Anniversary (FREE)https://www.eventbrite.com/e/still-i-rise-tickets-43264336796?aff=es2 STUDY: Race and risk of schizophrenia in a US birth cohort: another example of health disparityhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17440031 Therapist Shout-out:Natalie Ambrose located in Harahan, LAhttps://www.ambrosetherapy.com/index.html Latisha CarrWebsite: http://www.wheredoyoudream.com/ Where Do You Dream Twitter: https://twitter.com/wheredoyoudream Latisha Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tishy_Poo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheredoyoudream/ Where Do You Dream Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wheredoyoudream