In 2019, I participated in the cast of the initial This Is My Brave – New Hampshire, sharing my poem about my mental illness, Homecoming, in front of a live audience (I’ve also shared this poem on Invincible Hope, which you can read here). The production was so successful that Riverbend (the sponsoring producer) committed to making the experience an annual venture.  In 2020 the New Hampshire edition of This Is My Brave was nearly sidelined by COVID, but the producers found a way to record the production, and my husband participated in that cast, sharing an essay about what it’s like to be the caregiver for someone with mental illness. There was a 2021 show as well – again shown virtually – and for the 2022 show Ed and I have been cast together, sharing a love story about dealing with my mental illness together in our marriage.

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and the 2022 production of This Is My Brave – New Hampshire will be held on May 25, 2022 in Concord, NH. We’d love the in-person support (tickets are limited and selling fast), but livestream tickets are also available. And tickets are just $15, available here!

Ed and I would love your support, as would our fellow castmates.

The mission of This Is My Brave is to empower individuals to put their names and faces on their true stories of recovery from mental illness and addiction. The vision of This Is My Brave is to on day live in a world where we don’t have to call it “brave” to talk openly about mental illness. We’ll simply call it talking.