05 May The Humanity in Schizophrenia
I was scared the first time I met Matthew. It was many years ago, before I knew much about mental health, and before I became a nurse....
31 Mar The Intersection of the School-to-Prison Pipeline and Mental Health
Cory candidly shares his lived experience and perspective on the school-to-prison pipeline....
22 Mar Meet Emma Sanyal, NAMI Seattle Board Member
By Kyle Kawahara, Nomin Ulziisaikhan, Netanel Younker, Hanson Tran and Nik Gorbs, UW Bothell School of Business “I think it’s important to know that Bipolar Disorder is physical. It’s not a weakness and you can’t just pull yourself out of a depression. Patience is important,”...
17 Mar In Solidarity with the Asian American Community
Our collective mental health is strengthened by our shared humanity....
18 Feb Mental Health and Generational Trauma: A Black Therapist’s Perspective
Photo courtesy of LaVonne Dorsey We had the opportunity to interview therapist LaVonne Dorsey over Zoom. She was comfortably sitting in her home, excited to talk with us as she sipped from a red mug. We asked about her perspective on coping with Covid-19. LaVonne appeared...
20 Jan Eleanor Owen is 100!!!
Eleanor Owen is 100!!! Image created by Artist, Kyle Krauskopf On January 22, Eleanor Owen will celebrate her 100th birthday. If you’ve been around NAMI for a while, you likely know the name. You might know of her role in starting—and then leading for more than twenty...
21 Dec Mental Health Talk with Steven González, Washington State’s First Latino and Jewish Supreme Court Chief Justice
“Our New Chief Justice.” Art by Laura Umetsu. Ink on paper. In November 2020, Justice Steven González was elected by his judicial colleagues to become Washington State’s first Latino and Jewish Supreme Court Chief Justice. Local attorney and NAMI Seattle board emeritus Laura Umetsu and numerous other...
09 Dec Introducing Sophie Taylor, NAMI Seattle Board Member
By Reagan Kim, Kyra Pennington, Matthew Kolden, Natalia Andrzejowiec, and Arundet Mee, UW Bothell School of Business Sophie Taylor (Photo credit: Sophie Taylor) “Be nice to yourself, if all you can manage to do is take a shower, take a shower, and be proud of yourself.” When...
09 Dec Meet Penny Carothers, a NAMI Seattle board member.
Meet Penny Carothers, NAMI Seattle board member By Samuel Burley, Yeraldin Enriquez, Nathan Markley, Roewyn Umayam, and Boyue Xi, UW Bothell School of Business Penny with her husband and children. Photo credit: Lisa Page “Anyone can be struck by mental health challenges at any time and they deserve...
24 Sep A Better September: Focusing on doing good
A Better September: Focusing on doing good Written By Kim Salada, NAMI Seattle volunteer and trained facilitator. Let's face it. We are not being inundated with good news these days. Quite the opposite, in fact. Pandemic, injustice, unrest, now fires. The heaviness can be hard to avoid...
01 Jul Two Immigration Attorneys’ Perspectives on Mental Health in Immigrant Communities
Two Immigration Attorneys’ Perspectives on Mental Health in Immigrant Communities Thank you to the artists for sharing their work on Unsplash:(top left) Santi Vedri; (bottom left) Caique Silva; (top middle) Karl Fredrickson; (bottom middle) Sabrina May; (top right) Chang Liu; (middle right) Cristian Newman; (bottom right)...
11 Jun It’s Time to Envision a New System
Words matter. So do actions. We need you for both. NAMI Seattle stands in support of Black Lives Matter Seattle/King County and Black organizers across Seattle and the U.S. who are leading a movement to dismantle anti-Black systems and policies. Too often we talk about racial...
01 Jun In Solidarity With the Black Community
Black lives matter. Black mental health matters too -- but outside of the fullness of Black humanity and liberation, they’re just words. We know our amazing NAMI Seattle community understands better than most the impacts of trauma, of state-sanctioned violence, and of systems that were not created with...
01 Jun NAMI’s Statement on Recent Racist Incidents
This statement was released by NAMI National's CEO Danial H Gillison on 5/29/2020 Link to the direct post. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., regarding recent racist incidents across the country and their impact on...
06 May Matching Funds Still Available!
There’s still time to support mental health in Seattle! Donations made to NAMI Seattle during GiveBIG before 12:00am are still being matched with generous pledges from members of our community. Now is the best time to maximize your gift this year. Your contribution brings hope...
05 May Double your impact! A note from our Development Manager
First, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The generous support of our amazing members, donors, and volunteers last year helped keep our organization strong, and that strength has carried us through these uncertain times. Your commitment to our mission...
27 Apr How Support Groups Helped Me
Text 206 207 7765 Email helpline@namiseattle.org My depression and anxiety manifested itself before kindergarten. It was clear something was very wrong, so my mother took me to a child psychologist. My inability to make friends and fight depression was obvious. The psychologist wanted to set me up...
22 Apr A letter to you from the Board of Directors
"At the best of times, my anxiety is like an annoying alter-ego- pestering me with unfounded worries and dread...
16 Apr Small Drawings / High Hopes – Emotions 6 & 7 of 7
by Kyle Krauskopf Elation and Kismet and The Finale great happiness and exhilaration | destiny; fate I find my greatest joys come from a job well done. When you can sit back at the end of the day and take pride in the work you accomplished. That being...
14 Apr Small Drawings / High Hopes – Emotion 5 of 7
Love by Kyle Krauskopf Emotion 5 “Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow” A lyric written by the late River Phoenix as delivered by his brother Joaquin, when accepting his Academy Award for best actor. As it is one of the biggest and most challenging emotions...
13 Apr Small Drawings / High Hopes – Emotion 4 of 7
Sorrow by Kyle Krauskopf Emotion 4 A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others. Love was meant to be the emotion I dove into after persistence, but this morning I woke to a call from my pre-pandemic employer asking if...
10 Apr Why Nami Seattle
by Kyle Krauskopf I had just finished several months of on-line charity auctions for the benefit of multiple endeavors, including NAMI. I was at a restaurant hanging up some artwork. The restaurant is called Conscious Eatery and for every meal purchased there, the owners/chefs prepare and...
07 Apr Small Drawings / High Hopes – Emotion 3 of 7
Persistence by Kyle Krauskopf Emotion 3 Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. In my previous post, I discussed frustration. The words for that came pretty easy, likely because most of us are experiencing some form of it at the moment. ...
03 Apr Small Drawings / High Hopes – Emotion 2 of 7
Frustration by Kyle Krauskopf Emotion 2 The feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of the inability to change or achieve something. Here’s something we can all connect on right now. Of all the emotions capable in human existence I may have experienced this one the most. But...
02 Apr Small Drawings / High Hopes – Emotion 1 of 7
Artist Kyle Krauskopf speaks about the first emotion he will be exploring in his live streaming art show "Small Drawings / HIGH HOPES" - Wanderlust....
27 Mar Artist Kyle Krauskopf Talks Candidly
Artist Kyle Krauskopf talks candidly about his journey with art and mental health. All my life I have felt out of place. It started with being a chubby little kid with glasses and a bowl-cut who was into superheroes and star wars- consequently being made fun...
14 Dec A thank you and goodbye to board service from our treasurer
Laura Umetsu, NAMI Seattle treasurer Dear NAMI Seattle community, After 6 years of being on NAMI Seattle's board of directors (and 4 of them as treasurer), it is with bittersweet sentiment that I announce by the end of 2020, I will reach the end of my...