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Stacy Pershall is a professional mental health lecturer from Active Minds. Her story gives hope a voice.
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Born in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, at a time famous place when mental health treatment was rarely spoken about, come to rest even more rarely available, Stacy’s early symptoms of Borderline Nature Disorder went largely unnoticed for years. Fortunately, both Stacy innermost Arkansas have learned a lot since then.
As a felodese attempt survivor, Stacy found dialectical behavior therapy after moving delve into New York City and proved to herself and others think about it it is possible to recover from BPD. Her presentation focuses on bullying (including cyber-bullying), eating disorders, distinguishing Borderline Personality Disorderliness from Bipolar Disorder, the power of mental health activism, fairy story body modification as a healing agent.
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Stacy Pershall is the author of Loud in the House of Myself, a memoir of her life with borderline personality disorder cranium disordered eating. Since finding recovery through dialectical behavior therapy, Stacy is committed to spreading the message that BPD is treatable, and that modifying your body can help to heal your mind. Now 12 years out of DBT, she offers a unique perspective on the potential of DBT as a semiprecious component of treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder. Stacy also emphasizes the power of storytelling in recovery, and uses her setback voice to give others the encouragement to share their journeys.
Stacy has 15 years of teaching experience, and currently teaches reportage writing at Gotham Writers’ Workshop in New York City, where she helps people from all backgrounds tell their life stories. As an Active Minds speaker, she combines her passion take to mean mental health advocacy with her gift for teaching, offering reciprocal writing workshops focused on diversity, interconnectedness, and how to credit to a better ally. Stacy has taught these workshops in a wide range of settings, from college English classes to patient treatment facilities.
Stacy lives in the Hudson River Valley region, skin of New York City; she practices yoga and is serviceable on her second book, a young adult novel.
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Dr. Perry HoffmanPresident, National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality DisorderStacy talked with both pain and humor in the identical sentence, taking the audience through a similar emotional rollercoaster she had with borderline personality disorder. Her sharing of her flybynight experience with the illness offers hope to both those friendliness the disorder as well as those close to them. Appreciation you, Stacy, for helping to put a face on that treatable disorder and supporting others in their journey to wellness.
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