Brescia Dover /// The Stigma Around Mental Illness /// E019

The stigma of mental illness is a real thing. Many struggles with admitting, accepting, or even talking about the challenges they face with mental illness because of this stigma. There are a lot of amazing organizations and individuals trying to change this culture. Giving people a safe place to open up about their experience. Today, we are graced with Brescia Dover who is one of these AMAZING individuals. Brescia has experienced more in the first quarter of her life than most. Join us in learning about her journey through anorexia and today managing Bi-Polar disorder. Brescia also produces her own videos to tell her story: End the Stigma: Mental Illness Awareness Film. In this episode we traverse: The stigma of mental illness Anorexia Bi-Polar Disorder Animal Therapy Grittiness It's not about food, it's about control Shirts!! We're selling "Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters" t-shirts. if you want one check out the apparel shop on our site. Expose.Evaluate.Evolve  Music Credits: * Main Theme: I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque * Guest Theme: The Long Goodbye by John Pazdan (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/flatwound/14476