I stand before you today as a survivor and a change agent of transformation surviving stigma, judgment, discrimination and categorization from Co-Occurring Disorders. But what are Co-Occurring Disorders?
Most importantly how can one survive living a life after addictions and mental health disorders? Surviving means that if my story of despair, pain and triumphs can help someone understand the reasons WHY a person gets high and want to escape reality with education, hope and solutions to live better. Then my living and struggles are not in vain.
The heart of education is self-care, that opens the door for hope, that will promote resiliency to create innovative solutions for a better tomorrow. – Author M/R Johnson
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, record executive, and entrepreneur. He is regarded by many contemporaries as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Recently, the 5-time Grammy award winner, @Lil Wayne opens up for the first time ever about the details of his attempted suicide at age 12. Lil Wayne discusses his life long mental health struggles in a brave and vulnerable conversation with Emmanuel Acho. Listen as Wayne speaks with a transparency that we’ve never seen before. Lil Wayne shares why he wants to talk about mental health, his message to the world on mental health, his message to parents of kids with mental health struggles, and much more,
If you, or anyone else you know, has ever struggled with anxiety, depression, loneliness, or any other mental health challenges, this is an awesome interview to encourage, empower and educate persons, the signs and symptoms to start the uncomfortable conversation; as we are about to begin theSeptember National Recovery Month,I am honored to share this YouTube video .
“I wish they knew mental health is real, and that there is no bar to measure how real” -Lil Wayne
