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Schizophrenia Jokes
Schizophrenia Jokes Is it ok to make fun of [...]
Michelle talks Schizophrenia on You, Me, Empathy Podcast
EPISODE 171: ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SEE US JUST AS [...]
Students of Mind Podcast Features Michelle
Episode 18: A Realistic Discussion about Schizophrenia w/ Linda [...]
Paranoia and Schizophrenia
Paranoia and Schizophrenia What does paranoia feel like? How [...]
What Meds Do We Take?
What Meds Do We Take? People with psychosis deserve [...]
Each Year I Battle Depression In The Summer
Each year I battle depression in the summer. I [...]
Schizophrenia Is Not A Look
Schizophrenia Is Not A Look We hope you laugh [...]
Schizophrenia and Relationships
Schizophrenia and Relationships How has isolation impacted maintaining friendships? [...]
Breaking Taboo Interviews Michelle Hammer
Let's Break some Taboos around Schizophrenia! Join a fascinating [...]
LGBTQ2S+ & Schizophrenia
LGBTQ2S+ & Schizophrenia Why is it prevalent to talk [...]
Mental Health Leggings Photoshoot
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC, we are so excited to have [...]
Michelle Hammer featured on The Criminally Mental Podcast
In this interview with Schizophrenic business owner, Michelle Hammer, [...]
I Thought My Best Friend Was Trying To Kill Me
**Trigger Warning** Self-Harm My first few weeks at college [...]
Psych Ward & Schizophrenia (PART 1)
Psych Ward & Schizophrenia (PART 1) What is a [...]
Why You Need To Stop Saying Man-Up in 2021
Guest Blog by Theo Kuczek, MA, CPT, MFT [...]
Are New Year’s Resolutions Healthy?
Are New Year's Resolutions Healthy? You can have a [...]
Psych and The City Podcast Featuring Michelle Hammer
Michelle was featured on Psych and The City Podcast. [...]
Panic Attack While Filming
Panic Attack While Filming As mental health advocates, we [...]
The Mental Wealth Podcast Features Schizophrenic.NYC
The Mental Wealth Podcast is hosted by Kaylor Betts [...]
Becoming Schizophrenia Advocates
Becoming Schizophrenia Advocates In this week's episode, Michelle Hammer [...]
Why Did We Attempt Suicide?
Why Did We Attempt Suicide? Why did we attempt [...]
Michelle Featured in Change Talk Podcast
Schizophrenic.NYC was featured in Change Talk Podcast and this [...]
We Were Featured in The Adulting201.com Holiday Gift Guide
We are excited to announce that Schizophrenic.NYC was featured in [...]
We WON Best of Boroughs 2020!
NYC Best of the Boroughs celebrates the local businesses, [...]
The Greatest Mental Health Gift Guide for the Holidays
Mental Health Gift Guide for the Holidays This season [...]
What Do Schizophrenia Hallucinations Look Like?
What Do Schizophrenia Hallucinations Look Like? Just like in [...]
Schizophrenia Behind The Scenes
Schizophrenia Behind The Scenes In this week’s episode, we [...]
Schizophrenia And Sex
Schizophrenia And Sex We could not go another episode [...]
The Spiraling Relationship between OCD and Schizophrenia
In the world of mental health, we know it’s [...]
What Do The Hallucinations Say?
What Do The Hallucinations Say? Michelle Hammer from Schizophrenic.NYC and Cecilia [...]
Police Were Called On Us
Police Were Called On Us Police should not be [...]
What Schizophrenics Really Think About Words on Bathroom Walls
What Schizophrenics Really Think About Words on Bathroom Walls [...]
Calm Nola Convos
C.A.L.M. combines a public health, real-world approach with academic [...]
Schizophrenia Jenga
S1 E3 Schizophrenia Jenga Michelle Hammer from Schizophrenic.NYC [...]
What NOT To Say To Someone With Schizophrenia
S1 E2 What NOT To Say To Someone With [...]
John St. Models for Schizophrenic.NYC
John St. is a local NYC model that we [...]
My Story Of Dating With A Mental Illness
Dating With A Mental Illness With Michelle Hammer & [...]
Schizophrenia And The City
Schizophrenia And The City The Podcast Schizophrenia And [...]
Schizophrenia Video with MOMA
Michelle Hammer, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC made a video [...]
Interview with the Director of ‘Words on Bathroom Walls’
by Michelle Hammer Described as an American Drama, Words [...]
Know About Psychosis
Schizophrenic.NYC teamed up with Students with Psychosis and will be [...]
Psychotic Episode Caught On Camera
This video features the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC, Michelle Hammer, [...]
Early Symptoms Of Psychosis
Schizophrenic.NYC teamed up with Students with Psychosis and will [...]
What Does “Don’t Be Paranoid, You Look Great” Mean To You?
Schizophrenic.NYC's main slogan since the beginning has been "Don't [...]
Base Camp Podcast | The Voices in Your Head | Part 1
Michelle Hammer, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC was interviewed on [...]
NAMI-NYS Perspectives Featuring Michelle Hammer
The NAMI-NYS Perspectives series features perspectives from a wide [...]
You Can Criticize Trump, but Don’t Call His Actions ‘Schizophrenic’
by Michelle Hammer Living in New York City these [...]
5 Tips for COVID-19 Isolation and Mental Health
by Nathan Shuherk I’m not sure I ever uttered [...]
The Mind Mate Podcast Featuring Michelle Hammer
Tom Ahern is a counsellor and founder of ‘Mind [...]
4 Sleep Hygiene Techniques. Why Is It Important For Mental Health?
Sleep Hygiene Sleep hygiene is developing necessary habits [...]
Visceral Concepts Podcast Featuring Michelle Hammer
Listen to Schizophrenic.NYC Founder, Michelle Hammer on Visceral Concepts [...]
Interview by MeganWritesEverything.com
by Megan Griffith Michelle is the founder of Schizophrenic NYC, [...]
How Physical Health Affects Mental Health
- Guest Post by Christine Coen, NYC Based Functional [...]
What People With Schizophrenia Want You To Know
During RETHINK week, Michelle and Students With Psychosis worked [...]
Michelle Was Interviewed on the Oddball Show
Join Jason Wright of OddBall Magazine and Michelle Hammer [...]
Schizophrenic vs. Person With Schizophrenia. Which is correct?
The founder of Schizophrenic.NYC Michelle Hammer, sat down with [...]
The Beautiful Paradox – A Story of a father with Schizophrenia
My primary carer when growing up was my father. [...]
Protest Fashion Show at Rethink Gala with Schizophrenic.NYC
On March 6, 2020, Schizophrenic.NYC will be having a [...]
Schizophrenia Episode Caught on Security Camera.
This is Michelle Hammer. She has Schizophrenia and her [...]
Michelle Performed at the Peoples Improv Theater
About a month ago Schizophrenic.NYC was contacted by a [...]
The Fashion Designer Who Has Schizophrenia
Michelle Hammer, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC was interviewed by Karina [...]
Schizophrenia and Talking To Yourself
Schizophrenia isn't always scary. A lot of it is [...]
Michelle Hammer Will Be Speaking at NAMI Queens/Nassau
The Founder of Schizophrenic.NYC Mental Health Clothing Brand will [...]
We Are Launching A Brand Ambassador Program
We are so excited to announce that Schizophrenic.NYC has [...]
Schizophrenic.NYC Featured in NYCityNewsService.com
Schizophrenic.NYC Featured in NYCityNewsService.com. The Article is about; New [...]
Photoshoot with Brandon Drenon
Brandon is a Columbia University studying Journalism and is [...]
Effectively Schizo – A New Mental Health Comedy Series
Effectively Schizo is a mental health comedy series aimed [...]
Michelle of Schizophrenic.NYC Did A Tedx Talk!
You heard it right! Michelle Hammer, the Creator and [...]
Schizophrenic.NYC Will Be At Bust Craftacular
Come see Schizophrenic.NYC at Bustacular!!SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH &SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH11AM TO [...]
The Women’s Mental Health Conference at Yale
I had a great time at the Women's Mental [...]
BLENDTW- MYVOS Features Michelle
I was so happy to be asked to be [...]
Michelle is Presenting at A Blade Of Grass
A Blade of Grass Assembly is a biannual day-long [...]
Michelle was on INSIDE Schizophrenia Podcast
Inside Schizophrenia: Working With Schizophrenia Everyone complains about work. [...]
Protest for Mental Health “I’M MENTALLY ILL, AND I DON’T KILL” Went Great!
The protest in Union Square, NYC went great! Here [...]
I’M MENTALLY ILL, AND I DON’T KILL
After going to a protest with some awesome mental health [...]
Schizophrenics Are Taking Over The City
I love hanging out with Cecilia McGough of Students With [...]
Michelle and Carrie Featured on Crazy Talk Podcast!
I am so excited to announce that myself, Michelle and [...]
Effective Ways to Detox Your Body
If you have mental health issues, detoxing the body can [...]
Michelle spoke at Shedding Light on Mental Health
Hi Everyone! I had the opportunity to speak at [...]
The Schizophrenia Collective: Reducing Stigma Through Fashion and Art
by Allie Burke on StigmaFighters.comI met Michelle Hammer years ago [...]
How I’ve used art to express my journey with schizophrenia and reduce stigma around mental illness
Michelle, the Founder of Schizophrenic.NYC was Featured in TheMighty.com - [...]
Michelle and BreathePositivity.com collab on a video!
Schizophrenic.NYC is happy to announce that Michelle, our founder [...]
Amazing Photoshoot With Melissa and Ann/Drew
Schizophrenic.NYC was given the great opportunity to have a photo [...]
Is Instagram Saying Being Schizophrenic is Offensive?
Instagram recently blocked many mental health related hashtags like [...]
Have a question for a Bipolar and Schizophrenic?
If you don't already know Michelle, the [...]
We made it into Wego Health 2018 Top 10 Best in Show Podcasts!
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are excited to announce that A [...]
Faces Of Schizophrenia – It went amazing!!
Earlier this month we posted about Michelle, the founder [...]
Managing Paranoia with Journaling
Written by Alexie Crest. Paranoia is an intense feeling [...]
In The Gray Area Of Being Suicidal – By Tea Jay
Tea Jay has written many articles for Schizophrenic.NYC and now [...]
What Psychotic Episodes Really Look and Feel Like
Michelle, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC was featured in the article [...]
Mental Illness is an Asshole – By Gabe Howard
For those of you who don't know, Michelle has [...]
Faces Of Schizophrenia – Hosted by Students With Schizophrenia
Faces Of Schizophrenia is both a speaking and music event. [...]
The Sewanee Review Features Schizophrenic.NYC
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are proud to announce that our [...]
Samuel Miltich, Amazing Jazz Guitarist and Paranoid Schizophrenic
My name is Sam Miltich. I am diagnosed with paranoid [...]
A Real Inside Look At Schizophrenia
Michelle made an awesome video about what it really looks [...]
WFUV Interviews Schizophrenic.NYC founder Michelle
The Schizophrenic.NYC is excited to announce that Michelle was interviewed [...]
Michelle’s Video with Janssen Global
Michelle, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC teamed up with Janssen [...]
Michelle’s Photoshoot with Janssen Global
Schizophrenic.NYC and Janssen Global teamed up for an awesome photoshoot, [...]
SurvivalisaTalent Features Schizophrenic.NYC
We are thrilled to announce that Schizophrenic.NYC was featured [...]
PsychCentral Features Schizophrenic.NYC in Holiday Gift Guide!
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are always happy to be recognized. [...]
Speech about Living with and “Recovering” from Schizophrenia at This is My Brave – NYC
Hi guys! I am thrilled to announce that my [...]
This This Is My Brave Video Is Ready!
In September I participated in the This Is My [...]
Speaking about Schizophrenia at Mt. Sinai Hospital
I absolutely had a blast speaking to 1st-year medical students [...]
How do you Define Normal?
How do you define normal? Well, the amazing Gabe [...]
Listen to This if You’ve Ever Been Depressed (or Know Someone Who Has)
Depression is an inconsiderate illness. It doesn’t care whether you [...]
Positive and Negative Podcast Interviews Michelle
Positive and Negative is a podcast where Tristan Miller [...]
Michelle is Featured in CureSZ.org
Michelle Hammer, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC was featured in [...]
Michelle Hosts the 100th Podcast of the PsychCentral Show!
Michelle Hammer, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC and co-host of [...]
I Loved Speaking at This Is My Brave
I had the most amazing time sharing my story [...]
Listen to Michelle on Conversations from Studio B
Michelle the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC was interviewed by Conversations [...]
Michelle in WebMD Magazine!
In October of 2017 Michelle was featured in the WebMD [...]
Psychiatric Medications and You: What You Need to Know.
“Just be ’med-compliant’ and you’ll be okay.” That’s the message [...]
Schizophrenia and Drug Addiction
Written by Matt Boyle. Schizophrenia is not a rare [...]
Michelle will be speaking at This Is My Brave!
Michelle Hammer, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC will be speaking at [...]
Mental Illness and Dating: Romance or Tragedy?
“Just because you’re mentally ill doesn’t mean you don’t [...]
Does Being Quirky & Unique Mean You’re Mentally Ill?
It’s often postulated that people with unique skills, artistic [...]
Getting Diagnosed With Schizophrenia
Check out Schizophrenic.NYC Founder, Michelle Hammer, and Youtuber, Rachel Star Live talking about [...]
Michelle & Gabe have a LIVE SHOW on TheMighty!
Do you have questions about living with mental illness? Gabe [...]
The Importance of Mental Resilience
Feel your strength. By Female Strength Adaptation [...]
#ICanWithSchizophrenia
SchizophrenicNY, Michelle Hammer, shares how she said “I CAN” to [...]
Violence, Schizophrenia, and Bipolar. Oh My!
Many people believe that violence and mental illness are linked [...]
Schizophrenia and Stereotypes
Check out Schizophrenic.NYC Founder, Michelle Hammer, and Youtuber, Rachel Star Live [...]
A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, And An Open Mic
For those of you who have been following Schizophrenic.NYC, you [...]
A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and Their Mothers
Our mothers are incredibly naive when it comes to what [...]
Stupid Sh*t Said to a Bipolar and a Schizophrenic. Podcast #13
One of the drawbacks to talking to people for [...]
Michelle was Nominated for a Wego Health Award
WEGO Health is a mission-driven company connecting healthcare with [...]
How I Opened Up About My Schizophrenia Diagnosis – and Started Helping Others
Michelle Hammer, the creator of Schizophrenic.NYC shared her experience with [...]
Listener Feedback: Criticism on our Mental Illness Advocacy. Podcast #11
“Haters gonna hate” and “don’t feed the trolls” are [...]
Schizophrenia & Bipolar Symptoms: 2 Truths and a Lie Edition. Podcast #10
Listener favorite Two Truths and One Lie returns, but [...]
How I Met the Woman Behind Schizophrenic.NYC
By Gabe Howard When I first met Michelle Hammer, she [...]
What It’s Like To Work With Gabe Howard
Hey there! Wanna know what it's like to work [...]
Celebrities Out About Mental Illness: Helpful or Not? Episode #9
More and more famous people are coming out about [...]
“Michelle Hammer considers herself lucky.” – AMileAMuniteBlog
Michelle Hammer Talks about Changing the Mental Health Conversation [...]
Ep 8: Common Questions Asked of a Bipolar and a Schizophrenic
We answer listener questions in this episode of A Bipolar, [...]
We will be at BUST Craftacular Saturday, May 12th
Schizophrenic.NYC will be at BUST Craftacular Saturday, May 12th [...]
The HealtheVoices18 Advocacy Conference Was Amazing
I had a blast at the HealtheVoices Conference in [...]
Are You Paranoid? ‘Cause I Am! Lessons From a Schizophrenic
Michelle Hammer, the schizophrenic founder of Schizophrenic.NYC Mental Health [...]
What do our Families Think of us Being so Open About Living With Mental Illness? – Podcast #7
Gabe Howard (Bipolar) and Michelle Hammer (Schizophrenic) welcome guest [...]
Michelle earned the Shattering Stigma Award from SARDAA
This past week Michelle, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC received [...]
Were You Ever in a Psych Ward? WE WERE! – Podcast Ep #6
Listen to our hosts have a real, honest, and [...]
Great Photoshoot of Carrie for Schizophrenic.NYC
Carrie's photoshoot with Schizophrenic.NYC was awesome. Check out the photos [...]
Are You Paranoid? ‘Cause I Am! Lessons From a Schizophrenic – Webinar with Michelle Hammer
Are You Paranoid? 'Cause I Am! Lessons From a [...]
Podcast Ep 5: Two Truths and a Lie Part Two
Ep 5: Two Truths and a Lie: Stories From [...]
WebMD’s Health Now Podcast features Schizophrenic.NYC
We were thrilled to find out that "Voices" the [...]
Podcast Ep 4: Uncommon Things We Dislike About Living with Bipolar and Schizophrenia
Episode #4: Uncommon Things We Dislike About Living with [...]
Podcast Ep 3: Don’t Discriminate Against Me.
Episode #3: Don’t Discriminate Against Me.(Discussions From a Bipolar [...]
Michelle’s WebMD Video is a Finalist for The 2018 Tribeca X Award
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we cannot be more excited to [...]
Podcast Ep 2: He Said/She Said: Questions from a Bipolar and a Schizophrenic
Episode #2: He Said/She Said: Questions From A Bipolar [...]
Podcast Ep 1: Two Truths and a Lie
Ep 1: Two Truths and a Lie: Stories From [...]
Don’t Be Paranoid You Look Great – A Feature by Convicts.NYC
So glad that Michelle was featured in the article "Don’t [...]
Introducing A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast
Introducing A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast A [...]
Does Anxiety Affect Your Driving?
Written by Tea Jay. There's a lot of things [...]
Beautifully Imperfect Blog features Michelle
Michelle recently gave a speech at Raritan Valley Community [...]
Let’s End The Stigma Related To Mental Health
Written by Ayesha Mehta. To all the readers reading [...]
Michelle spoke at Raritan Valley Community College
I had a great time speaking in front of [...]
ILLusion Leggings and DONT BE PARANOID!
NEW Schizophrenic.NYC Illusion Leggings & DONT BE PARANOID YOU LOOK [...]
Schizophrenic.NYC ILLusion Leggings Now Available
Schizophrenic.NYC is thrilled to announce our NEW Illusion Leggings! [...]
Back to Reality: A Story of Psychosis
Written by Julia Stabler. Hi, my name is Julia [...]
I Didn’t Really Want To Die, As Much As I Thought
Written by Tea Jay. It came on suddenly. Suicidal [...]
There’s a Difference Between Anger and Verbal Abuse
Written By Sarah Fader We've all been there: you [...]
Depression Doesn’t Always Look Like “Depression”
Written By Sarah Fader Some of us have been [...]
I Hate It When People Use My “Crazy” Against Me
By Sarah Fader I have had my "crazy" used [...]
Need Therapy? There Is No Excuse Not To Get Help
By Sarah Fader I can't count how many people [...]
Medication Saved My Life
Written by Tea Jay. I didn't always like medications. [...]
The “My Husband is Having a Psychotic Break” Situation
By Sarah FaderRelationships are incredibly hard as a baseline. Then [...]
Is The Future of Counseling Online?
By Sarah Fader I am in my late 30's [...]
I Have Spent My Whole Life Trying To Be Normal
Written by Tea Jay. I have spent my whole [...]
Where Can Teens Go For Help With Their Mental Health?
By Sarah Fader Can a Guidance Counselor help a [...]
Can Online Therapy Help Someone Who is Schizophrenic?
By Sarah Fader First of all, yeah I used [...]
FIRESIDE CHAT Podcast with Ben Dionne features Schizophrenic.NYC
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are excited to announce that [...]
Why Can’t Some People Understand Why I Take meds?
Written by Tea Jay. Medications have been a part [...]
I Consider My Return To Therapy My Biggest Accomplishment in 2017
by Justin Andrew Davis Schizophrenic.NYC and Justin Andrew Davis [...]
Are you Getting Married to Someone With Mental Illness?
By Sarah Fader Marriage is a huge commitment. Before [...]
PsychCentral.com Stories Of Recovery Video Interview
A candid interview with Michelle Hammer, who lives with [...]
Just Because You Take Meds, Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Normal
Written by Tea Jay. I was first diagnosed with [...]
Dating With A Mental Illness Is Never Simple
By Sarah Fader What happens when you meet somebody [...]
Does Behavioral Therapy Work For Schizophrenia?
By Sarah Fader I've been doing behavior therapy for [...]
If You Don’t Understand That I Have A Mental Illness, Then We Can’t Be Friends
Written by Taylor Nicole. My father used to say [...]
Social Anxiety on Thanksgiving
By Sarah Fader As a child, I was terrified [...]
Stigma In The Movies
Written by Taylor Nicole. The quirky friend and the [...]
Facebook Live with Rudy Caseres
Michelle, the founder of Schizophrenic.NYC was interviewed by Rudy [...]
I Fake My Happiness. And It Sucks.
Written by Taylor Nicole. I'm a pretty happy person...for [...]
The First Time I Disclose My Mental Illness
Written by Taylor Nicole. There are a lot of [...]
I Have A Mental Illness, & I Will Never Own A Gun
Written by Taylor Nicole. Lately mental illness has been [...]
Schizophrenic.NYC will be at BUST Holiday Craftacular on Dec. 9 & 10
Schizophrenic.NYC will be at BUST Holiday Craftacular on Dec. [...]
Schizophrenic.NYC and Borne Dance Company on Nov.11
Schizophrenic.NYC & Borne Dance Company Nieves Latin Dance Studio Nov. [...]
Why Do People Think I’m Faking My Illness?
Written by Taylor Nicole. I have been mentally ill [...]
Schizophrenic.NYC Founder, Michelle, Speaks at Mt. Sinai Hospital
Michelle had a blast being a panelist at Icahn School of [...]
PsychologyToday.com Features Schizophrenic.NYC
We are thrilled to announce that Schizophrenic.NYC was featured [...]
Michelle & WebMD Made an Amazing Video About Living With Schizophrenia
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are so excited to announce [...]
Borne Dance Company and Schizophrenic.NYC
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are proud that Borne Dance Company [...]
New York Model, Chris Burns Photo Shoot!
Here at Schizophrenic.NYC we are excited to announce that [...]
I Had an Amazing Time at NAMI Somerset NJ
On Tuesday I had the pleasure of speaking about [...]