Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Embracing Autism/Mental Health WorldwideAutism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition affecting millions worldwide, characterized by challenges in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors. Despite increasing recognition, there remains a lack of understanding and awareness about the condition.Mental health encompasses a range of conditions impacting emotional, psychological, and social well-being, affecting millions globally. It includes disorders like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and psychosis. Schizophrenia is marked by symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking, while psychosis involves a loss of contact with reality, often presenting with similar symptoms. Despite growing awareness, stigma and misconceptions about mental health, particularly schizophrenia and psychosis, persist, underscoring the need for greater understanding and support.From celebrating neurodiversity to breaking down stigma, we create a safe space for listeners to learn, grow, and feel seen. Whether you're on the spectrum, a caregiver, or an advocate, join our global community for inspiring conversations and empowering resources that uplift and unite. Tune in to embrace understanding, healing, and hope worldwide!Together, we can create a more informed and compassionate society for individuals with Autism and Mental Illness.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 162
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Sheriff Donna Buckley:How One Sheriff is Reducing Recidivism Through Compassion
Sheriff Donna Buckley shares her journey from attorney to becoming the first female sheriff in Barnstable County's 333-year history, along with her innovative approach to transforming …
Jason MacKenzie:Healing After Unimaginable Loss
Jason McKenzie shares his heart-wrenching journey through grief after losing his wife to suicide and his daughter to trauma-induced mental health struggles. His story reveals how child…
Eric Dias: Hope, Recovery, and Finding Your Voice with Schizoaffective Disorder
Eric Diaz shares his journey of living with schizoaffective disorder and becoming an advocate for those with serious mental illness.
Through finding the right medication, supportive co…
Crystal Fox: One Mothers Journey Through Tragedy
Crystal Fox shares her heartbreaking journey as the mother of a son with schizophrenia and co-founder of Arizona Mad Moms, an organization supporting families of loved ones with degene…
Cohen Miles-Rath: How One Man Transformed Crisis into a Call for Change
Cohen Miles-Rath shares his powerful journey from psychosis and incarceration to becoming a mental health advocate and author.
His story reveals how proper support systems and personal…
Sherri Witwer: Rethinking How We help People in Mental Health Crisis
Sherry Witwer, board president for CIT Utah, shares her insights on improving crisis response systems for people experiencing mental health emergencies and creating alternatives to inc…
Darrell Herrmann : Straight Talk About Living With A Severe Mental Illness
Darrell Herrmann, a retired US Army captain and former computer programmer, shares his remarkable journey of living with schizophrenia since 1984 and his mission to help others with se…
Pete Earley:From Journalist to Advocate
Pete Early shares his journey from Washington Post journalist to mental health advocate after his son developed bipolar disorder, revealing how a broken system forces families into cri…
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia
A mother shares her 18-year journey supporting a son with schizophrenia through mental health system failures, incarceration, and experimental brain surgery.
• Colleen Scott's son star…
Stephanie Beilin: Mother's Journey Through Mental Illness and Incarceration
A mother and clinical social worker shares her heartbreaking journey navigating the legal system after her high-achieving son developed serious mental illness, revealing how our justic…
Justin Volpe : How Peer Support Changes Lives
Justin Volpe shares his journey from being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and incarcerated to becoming a certified recovery peer specialist who has trained over 3,500 police o…
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support
Jessica Ferguson shares the deeply personal story of her brother's struggle with serious mental illness and how systemic failures led to his incarceration after being accused of a trip…
Jhilam Biswas Reveals Paths to Mental Health Reform From Forensic Hospitals to Freedom
Dr. Jhilam Biswas, a board-certified adult and forensic psychiatrist, discusses how mental health issues intersect with the criminal justice system and the urgent need for reform.
She …
Eric Smith: From Music Prodigy to Mental Health Advocate
Eric Smith shares his remarkable journey from child piano prodigy to mental health advocate after battling psychosis and addiction.
His story reveals how finding the right medication a…
Seth Kahan's Journey Transforms Mental Health Advocacy in America
Seth Kahan shares his journey from personal tragedy to leading a national movement against mental health stigma after his mother developed schizophrenia when he was 10 years old.
His e…
Sylvia Mignon: When Your Expertise Can't Save Your Child
Sylvia Mignon, licensed clinical social worker and professor of criminal justice, shares her heartbreaking journey navigating the mental health system while trying to secure proper car…
Jack Wood:: A Father's Fight for Mental Health Reform
Jack Wood shares his son Jonathan's journey through Florida's mental health system, revealing how management failure rather than lack of resources creates catastrophic outcomes for tho…
Justyna Rzewinski : A Whistleblower's Fight for Mental Health in Prisons
Justyna Rzewinski shares her experience as a whistleblower after working at Rikers Island and her ongoing advocacy for criminal justice reform focusing on mental health treatment.
• Wo…
Leslie Carpenter: Breaking the Mental Health Crisis Cycle
Leslie Carpenter, co-founder of Iowa Mental Health Advocacy and Legislative Advocacy Manager at the Treatment Advocacy Center, shares her journey from concerned mother to dedicated men…
Joel Corcoran: Welcome, Needed, and Valued: The Clubhouse Approach
Clubhouse International is transforming lives through intentional communities where people with mental illness rebuild their lives after disruption and isolation.
Joel Corcoran joins u…