Michelle Hammer at Fountain House NYC Mental health is often shrouded in stigma and ignorance. By sharing my story, I’m working to change that. For me, everything began in ninth grade. I started not doing homework. I didn’t want to participate in class. I had this voice in my head, and it told [...]
Good vs Bad Vulnerability and What’s The Difference? from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Today Gabe and Michelle continue openly discussing living with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, respectively, aiming to reduce stigma around mental health. Gabe expresses gratitude for the support that has allowed their podcast to continue, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability in [...]
Navigating Gifts, Criticism, and Friendship While Managing Mental Illness from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Today, Gabe and Michelle share their insecurities and lament that they do not feel more successful. They discuss navigating their challenges, the importance of support, and working to help others through their platform despite personal struggles. Encouraging each other [...]
Can Schizophrenics and Bipolars be Good Pet Owners? from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast In today’s episode, Gabe and Michelle talk about the positive impact their dogs, Peppy and Paisley, have on their mental health, debunking misconceptions that people with mental illness cannot be good pet owners. While Gabe’s dog offers comfort during his [...]
Pawsitive Tales Features Paisley! Michelle and Paisley In 2022, Michelle welcomed Paisley into her life. Since then, they have formed a special bond and have helped each other so much. A year and a half ago, Michelle and her partner were looking to adopt a furry friend. After some searching, they settled on visiting [...]
Passively Suicidal: Are You Still in Recovery? from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Today, Gabe and Michelle explore the nuances of navigating passive suicidal ideation within the context of long-term mental illness recovery. They highlight that occasional fleeting thoughts of suicide don’t necessarily signify a regression in recovery. However, they [...]
Michelle Hammer Featured on Discombobulated Conversations Podcast A podcast from mental health charity My Discombobulated Brain. Discombobulated Conversations is a series of conversations with people sharing their lives. My Discombobulated Brain is a charity that tackles the stigma associated with mental health head-on while offering support and education to those affected by [...]
Women v Men: Who Has More Stigma From Mental Illness? from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Today’s discussion explores the challenges men and women face in managing mental illness, examining societal expectations, medication, and support systems. What disparities exist? What similarities [...]
Challenging the Stupidity Stereotype in Mental Illness from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Can people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia be intelligent, or are they dumb? Tune in as Gabe and Michelle navigate the intersections of intelligence, creativity, and mental health, challenging the stereotypes that [...]
Michelle Interviewed on Shit Talking Shrinks Podcast Welcome to Shit Talking Shrinks, I'm your host Paulie Siegel, a Licensed therapist, Certified Addiction Counselor and master-level trained mindfulness practitioner with a passion for psychology, humor, and insightful journeys through the realm of mental wellness. Join me as we explore the depths of the [...]
Medium Features Michelle Hammer, Founder of Schizophrenic.NYC Schizophrenic.NYC: How I Navigate Life With Schizophrenia, And How You Can Too An Interview With Stephanie Greer Listen to the people around you. If they notice you’re acting differently talk to your doctor. You might need to adjust your medication, or maybe you need to talk [...]
Kracking Up | A Crazy Night Of Mental Health Comedy Schizophrenic.NYC is putting on a Comedy show with Comedians living with SMI and bringing humor to a subject we don’t often laugh about. A night of kracking jokes and destroying stigma while doing so. TIME: 9:30PM | DOORS OPEN AT 9PM [...]
Tulane Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand RoundsMichelle was honored to be a speaker at the Tulane Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds at the Tulane University School of Medicine on September 21, 2022.Thank you Tulane Psychiatry for having Schizophrenic.NYC at your conference, we can't wait to see you again
Schizophrenia On The Streets In NYC with Michelle Hammer Michelle Hammer is a Schizophrenia Activist and spends her time passionately fighting stigma. She is an NYC native featured in the WebMD documentary Voices, which was nominated for a Tribeca X Award at the Tribeca Film Festival 2018. Michelle was diagnosed with schizophrenia at [...]
Bunny Hugs and Mental Health Featuring Michelle Hammer Have you ever wondered what a schizophrenic episode really looks like? Michelle is a 30's something living in New York and she wondered what one of her own episodes looked like. She now has security cameras in her apartment to capture her episodes for [...]
Modern Therapists' Guide to Nothing Listen on other platforms Bonus Episode: Interview with Michelle Hammer Dave and Greg sit down with the successful business owner and entrepreneur Michelle Hammer, @schizophrenic.nyc on social media, and discuss how she has integrated the diagnosis of schizophrenia into her life, made meaning of it, and gives [...]
The Wondering Mind Podcast Featuring Michelle Hammer Episode 77: Schizophrenia And The City With Michelle Hammer In this episode, Michelle talks about some of the experiences she had growing up with schizophrenia, how it impacted her life, how she is able to navigate through and why openly speaking about schizophrenia is so [...]
10 Minutes of Schizophrenia Psychosis This is Michelle Hammer. She has Paranoid Schizophrenia and has Psychosis episodes often while sitting on her living room couch. She set up a security camera to catch the schizophrenia psychosis episodes she has while sitting on her couch. She wants to show people that Schizophrenia Psychosis episodes are [...]
Schizophrenia Episode Caught on Security Camera This is Michelle Hammer. She has Schizophrenia and her security camera caught her on camera having a schizophrenia psychosis episode. She set up her security camera in hopes of catching herself in these episodes to show people that Schizophrenia is not scary, dangerous, or frightening. Nobody is ever [...]
My Humiliating Delusions A Symptom of Schizophrenia is Delusions. It's something that I suffer from on a daily basis. For me, they are often humiliating. I often find myself paralyzed by them. Watch this episode of Schizophrenia and the City to find out more schizophrenic, Michelle Hammer. Like The Background? Get The Canvases Here [...]
Schizophrenia Episodes Q&A I Michelle Hammer, share my Schizophrenia Episodes on the playlist Schizophrenia Caught on Camera. I also share these videos on all social media sites/apps. I get an enormous amount of responses and questions. I do a Q&A in this episode of Schizophrenia and the City Like The Background? Get The Canvases [...]
Schizophrenia Episodes Caught On Camera I'm Michelle Hammer and I have Schizophrenia. I set up a security camera to record myself having schizophrenia psychosis episodes. In this video, I show 3 different episodes I had while sitting on my living room couch. I want to show that they are not dangerous, or violent. I [...]
Schizophrenia Episode Caught On Camera + Commentary After I'm Michelle Hammer and I have Schizophrenia. I set up a security camera to record myself having schizophrenia psychosis episodes. I want to show that they are not dangerous, or violent. In this video, I am talking to myself on my couch in two different situations. [...]
Schizophrenia Homelessness and Crime On January 15, 2022, 40-year-old Michelle Go, was shoved in front of a Subway train and didn't survive. She was pushed by a man named Martial Simon who was a homeless diagnosed Schizophrenic. What is New York City doing to make sure this doesn't happen again? Watch this episode of [...]
Schizophrenia might be getting a name change Is Schizophrenia changing its name? Well according to the New England Public Media it might just be! What do you think of a name change? Do you agree or disagree? Check out this episode of Schizophrenia and the City to find out the thoughts of schizophrenic, [...]
