86: Michelle- Schizophrenic.nyc Creator, Free Lance Web Designer, Former College Lacrosse Player, One Time Sleep Away Camp Counselor, Life Guard for Life

Michelle shares stories about the challenges of being socially outgoing while dealing with Schizophrenia, getting the cops called on her in college for cutting herself and subsequently getting beat down, feeling like she deserved to feel pain and started cutting herself   (3:11), going to school to be a graphic designer, difficulties keeping a job, being an artist as a way to cope with her anxiety, summer camp counseling at a sleep away camp during the summer  (32:04), living in NYC during COVID, smoking weed and how it helps her mental health, making money as a paid audience member (1:09:31), making her own brand b/c she was sick of having a secret and working for others, playing college lacrosse and hating being the low defender, being bored in school as a kid (1:39:52), dealing with mean and super intrusive thoughts as a teen and young adult b/c of her schizophrenia, not wanting to regularly take her meds until her college lacrosse coach intervened, and her “Best 1st for Last” 1st time racing up the Empire State Building stairs (2:13:58)

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