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Breaking into My Life
Breaking Into My Life chronicles the impact that growing up with a mentally-ill mother had on author Michelle Dickinson-Moravek, and how she finally reclaimed herself and the life she deserved.
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I had no idea how I would accomplish a triathlon. In April when my cousin Glen invited me to join him and his girlfriend Joanie for the NJ State Triathlon something had me say yes. Then, the reality of putting in the training set in. What the hell was I thinking? And so it began.… Continue Reading
Last week I was interviewed by two remarkable ladies from The Morning Blend on TNJ4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To date, it was truly one of my favorite TV interviews! Molly and Tiffany were so easy to talk to and were extremely caring and compassionate. Sometimes, I really have to pause and pinch myself and realize… Continue Reading
My message today is a little raw and a lot honest. This time it is about my own mental well-being. “Embrace your ambition” – A little yellow post-it reads that hangs off my computer monitor. Reading it does motivate me. Yet it also terrifies me. Within the past two months I have heard “embrace your… Continue Reading
This week, I was very fortunate to be a guest on Dave Wight’s program The Human Side on the Hunterdon Chamber Internet Radio station. David, Arthur and I talked at length about my experience loving my bipolar mother. I am humbled to be able to continue to talk about this to raise awareness about mental… Continue Reading
Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to speak to about 700 high school kids at Arthur L. Johnson High School. What a gift I was given to help shape their young minds and alter their relationship to mental illness through sharing my story. It was as terrifying as it was wonderful. A dear mentor… Continue Reading
Today I want to share a powerful tool called 18percent. I could not wait to share this with my community! So, 18percent is a powerful app that a dear friend and colleague of mine created. It is an online peer to peer support community for anyone suffering from any mental health issue. They understand the… Continue Reading
Over this past week, I was so fortunate to have been interviewed by two TV morning shows to share my message and my book. The number of hours that I spent driving to them both was a bit over the top especially since both interviews were less than 10 minutes each. And…….it was totally worth it!… Continue Reading
