Everyday Heroes

Kirti

May 4, 2016 By Kathryn 1 Comment

What Brings Me Hope: My experiences in healing depression without drugs. I was depressed in 1984-85 and was taking loads of meds and depression was controlled, but not showing signsContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Everyday Heroes, Health, iFred, Inspiration, International, Mental Health, Wall For Hope Tagged With: depression, end stigma, finding hope, hope, iFred, mental health, share hope

Eoin

July 30, 2015 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

What Brings Me HOPE: I find hope through being part of something bigger than myself. I found this site through a very unusual “text adventure” called Depression Quest. I’ve sufferedContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, Depression Foundation, Everyday Heroes, Health, iFred, Inspiration, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Wall For Hope Tagged With: depression, depression advocacy, end stigma, finding hope, global mental health, health, hope, iFred, mental health advocacy, rebranding depression, share hope, wall for hope

Artwork Inspires a Message of Hope Among Students

July 22, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

April 4th, 2014 was a day of true celebration. Students gathered in the heart of campus at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte to witness the dedication of aContinue Reading

Filed Under: Art Therapy, Artwork for Hope, Branding, Events, Everyday Heroes, iFred, Inspiration, Sunflowers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art for Hope, Cindy Ballero, end stigma, iFred, mental health, rebranding depression, Sunflowers, The Respite, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Shining a Light for Depression: An Invitation to Plant Hope

May 15, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Many of us recognize the unfortunate stigma that remains in society when it comes to openly discussing our own or our loved ones depression and/or mental health. Yet, as PaoloContinue Reading

Filed Under: Branding, Celebrities, Depression, Depression Foundation, Everyday Heroes, Field for Hope, iFred, Inspiration, Sunflowers, Uncategorized Tagged With: end stigma, fields for hope, Gardens for Hope, iFred, Mental Health Blog, Penny Tate, rebranding depression, Rick Springfield

Hidden Pictures and the World Health Organization: A Journey to Uncover Global Stories of Mental Health

February 26, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

Here is a video we are all about right now at iFred. It’s a summary of the film Hidden Pictures by filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston. Ruston’s work highlights both theContinue Reading

Filed Under: Everyday Heroes, Global Month of Hope, Health, Mental Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: #shineyourlight, Delaney Ruston, depression, eradicate stigma, global mental health, global mental health action plan, Hidden Pictures, iFred, world health organization

A Touching Message from a South African Sacred Activist; Her Thoughts on Mandela, Healing, and Hope

December 7, 2013 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Dear fellow Sacred Activists: I have a heavy heart and many tears I am shedding this morning. I am crying for my beloved country. My heart is aching for allContinue Reading

Filed Under: Everyday Heroes, Health, iFred, Inspiration Tagged With: healing, hope, iFred, Lyndall Hare, Mandela, Mandela and Hope