Kody Green : Living With Schizophrenia, Coping With Severe Mental Illness, Life After Substance Abuse and Incarceration and Becoming a Disability Advocate.

Kody Green is a mental health advocate who is living with a diagnosis of Undifferentiated Schizophrenia. Kody is a motivational speaker, podcast host and content creator with over 1.5 million followers across social media. He has struggled in the past with drug addiction, incarceration, and serious mental health issues. Kody regularly advocates for disability awareness and for decreasing mental health stigma. In order to be a better advocate and speaker, Kody has been trained as a peersupport specialist, recovery coach and suicide prevention specialist. He regularlyshatters stigma and is a mythbuster in the mental health community. Kody’sexperiences are unique because for many years before he was diagnosed withSchizophrenia he was a caretaker for his mother who also lives with severemental health issues. Now, Kody shares his stories about his struggles and how to navigate throughrecovery, mental health issues, and life after incarceration. He is the co-host ofUnseen and Unheard Podcast and a popular YouTube Channel about mentalillness. He chooses to pursue motivational speaking and mental health advocacyfor schizophrenia awareness, drug recovery and second- chance opportunitiesbecause he has dealt with these struggles in his own life.  Listen in as we discuss: People judging you because of your mental health challenges Appearing High Functioning and not receiving support and empathy Navigating substance addiction Life after incarceration Challenges of being a mental health content creator Caregiver support and Caregiver trauma Schizophrenia on a spectrum and how people present differentlyDon't miss this powerful conversation of The Vault Podcast.Follow  Kody Green:  Instagram  TikTok  Unseen and Unheard Podcast YouTube Mind Over Meetings BookFollow Dr. Judith Joseph: Instagram TikTok Facebook Website Newsletter Sign-UpDisclaimer: Consider your individual mental health needs with a licensed medicalprofessional. This content is not medical advice.