Posts by Grace Widelitz

Final Blog Post: The journey to and continuing of “Insame” and Unified Minds

  Thinking back to the beginning of this course, I feel as though I have grown so much in these...

March Retreat: Opportunities provided by What’s the Story?

What’s the Story? is an amazing course in which students dig in to a topic of interest and become well...

Dec Retreat: Deciphering media kits, interviews and our goals

Our second retreat was productive, fun, and a bit chilly. I was happy to be familiar with the spaces we...

#10 A Busy Week But Contact Has Been Made

I feel as though I personally have not been able to make a lot of progress this week simply because...

#9: How do you define “mental health challenge”?

How do you define “mental health challenge”? Is it an “illness”? What does the phrase “mental health challenges” mean to...

Nov Retreat: Freeform Collaboration on Mental Health Care

I arrived yesterday, unsure of what exactly was to come. I had only very quickly opened the google document explaining...

#8 For Those Seeking Support…

I would like to see increased access to a range of care options that address the individual needs people have,...

#7 Lets Make This Change Happen Together

People deserve the necessary and appropriate resources for them to feel good and be able to live the life they want without...

#6 Mapping My Thoughts on Mental Health Care

#5 An Alternative Way

Quite often, the go-to mental healthcare treatment is hospitalization/medication. This form of treatment may be the norm, but this doesn’t...

#4 New Support Near and Far

Business relies upon the consumers. Therefore, successful business involves being unique, creative and innovative. Some ideas that Simon Sinek suggests...

#3 Stopping the Stigma

I first began my research by interviewing my friend Owen Hammel. Since my list of ideas was so extensive, I...

#2: My First Ideas: Mental Health Care, Women’s Rights, Culturally Appropriate Language

Some topics I am interested in are the: access to mental health care and the type of care offered in...

#1: Growing Through Experience

I am the one who likes to think deeply and outside the box. This is a large part of why...