"Awesome! Hearing that this is happening is so incredible. I have many young Trans friends who also have bipolar, and a program like this will be absolutely life saving! ❤️ " - A, transgender mentee in Hope for Bipolars program mentored by Kerry Martin, CEO & Founder |
In an audio interview, a participant in our bipolar mentoring program shares her story of not only what it's like for her to live with a bipolar diagnosis but how her dog has literally saved her life.
A special shout out to our founder's sister, Dr. Shae Martin, DVM, and Hope Xchange Board Member, for her support of the development of this much needed program. |
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Holistic Hope is a health and wellness program for weight loss, exercise, smoking cessation, all challenges in the mental illness community given most medications cause weight gain and lethargy and given how many smoke relative to the general population.
Many we mentor, particularly women, have expressed frustration at both an inability to lose weight and to exercise, both major components of not only self esteem but to pulling oneself out of a depression. Our new program is currently under development and is being shaped by feedback from both the mental illness and wellness communities. |