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Happy New Year and Feliz Ano Novo to my family in Brazil. My New Year’s Resolution- I will swim at least once a week, visit the ocean 2 times a year, and be kind and forgiving to myself and everyone. The photo is of me on the beach at Natal, Brazil- 2004. The city of Natal, Brazil,

Me on the beach at Natal, Brazil

is my mother’s birthplace. I still miss her. I am wearing a wrap with the design of the Brazilian flag sewn into the fabric.

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About Sherry Joiner

Sherry Joiner is the author of Sherry Goes Sane: Living A Life With Schizo-Affective Disorder. She lives with bipolar and schizo-affective disorders. She is active as a speaker with NAMI in their In Our Own Voices programs, and also speaks at psych wards.

To learn more about Sherry, see About Sherry Joiner

To learn more about Sherry Goes Sane, see Sherry Goes Sane.

Sherry’s Events

2/19/19-3/5/19 Sherry exhibits her paintings at the Cerimon House Main Gallery, for Her Art, A Collection of Women’s Art Exhibit.

2/3/19-2/13/19 Sherry creates Soul Boxes for Soul Box Exhibit- Gallery of Souls Exhibit, and displays her paintings at Cerimon House, 5131 NE 33rd Portland, Oregon 97111.

1/31/19-4/30/19 Sherry displays her paintings at Oak Lodge Water Services in Oak Grove, Monday-Friday 8-5 pm.

9/29/2018 Sherry exhibits her paintings in the North Clackamas Arts Guild Juried Show, “Twenty five years of Excellence,” at King of Kings Lutheran Church, 5501 SE Thiessen Road,Milwaukie, Oregon 97267, 10 AM- 5 PM. Admission free.

8/1-11/1/2018 Sherry displays her paintings at Oak Lodge Water Services, 14496 SE River Rd., Oak Grove, Oregon 97222, Mon-Fri 8 am- 5 pm.

5/26-5/28/18 Sherry enters her paintings at Multnomah County Fair, Oaks Amusement Park, 7100 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, Oregon 97202, Sat and Sun 11 am. – 8 pm. and Monday 11 am. – 7 pm.

4/21/18 Saturday, Sherry exhibits her artwork at North Clackamas Arts Guild 25th Anniversary Juried Show, Moonlight Coffeehouse, 1517 SE Mc Loughlin Blvd. Suite 1, Milwaukie, Oregon, 5pm-8pm.

4/13-4/24/18 Sherry enters her paintings at Oregon Society of Artists (OSA), Water, Wind, Weather, and Rain Show 1-4 pm except Sundays

3/11-3/28/18 Sherry’s Art Exhibit at OSA Juried Show, 2185 SW Park Place, Portland, Oregon

1/30/18-4/30/18 Sherry’s Art Exhibit at Gladstone DMV, Gladstone, Oregon

1/9/18-1/29/18 Sherry’s Art Exhibit at East Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th, Portland, Oregon 97216

12/15/17- Sherry gives a reading at the Ant Farm Cafe, Sandy, Oregon, 6-9 pm.

10/6/17-10/30/17- First Friday in Sandy, the Ant Farm Cafe, 39140 Proctor Blvd. Sandy, Oregon, 5 pm- showing Sherry Goes Sane books and Sherry’s artwork. During the month of October showing Sherry’s art work at the Ant Farm Cafe, Tues-Fri. 7 am-3 pm., Sat. and Sun. 8 am.- 3 pm.

8/5/17 Saturday- Sherry displays her artwork in North Clackamas Arts Guild Art Show at King of Kings Lutheran Church, 5501 SE Thiessen, Milwaukie, 10 am- 4 pm.

7/29/17 Book Signing of Sherry Goes Sane at the 9th Annual NW Book Festival, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Willamette Writers table #5, 2:30- 4:30 pm. Portland, Oregon

7/9-7/27/17 Sherry enters her paintings at Oregon Society of Artists Extreme Size Art Exhibit at 2185 SW Park Place, Portland, Oregon, 1-4 pm everyday except Sundays and Holidays. Reception- July 9, 1-4 pm.

7/6/17 ‘Americana’ First Friday in Milwaukie at the Key Bank Booth, Sherry signs books and offers a chance to take picture with her painting- ‘Return to American Gothic,’ 5-9 pm.

6/20/17 NAMI IOOV Presenter at All Saint’s Episcopal Church Family2Family Class, 4033 SE Woodstock, Portland, Oregon, 6pm.

6/2/17 5-7 pm. Reading on Sherry Goes Sane at First Friday Milwaukie, Writer’s Event, Key Bank 10888 SE Main SE Monroe, Milwaukie, Oregon, Hosted by NAMI Clackamas.

5/21/17 Volunteer at Registration table for NAMIWalks NW, 12pm at Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, SE Water, SE Main, Portland, Oregon

5/9/17 Volunteer Outreach, Art Therapy Presentation to NAMI Clackamas at Faith Hill Church, Milwaukie,Oregon

5/5/17 Sherry’s Key Bank Art Exhibit for First Friday Milwaukie, ‘May is Mental Health Month,’ 5 pm, hosted by NAMI Clackamas at 10888 SE Main and SE Monroe, Milwaukie, Oregon

3/13/17-4/13/17 Sherry’s Art Exhibit at the US Bank,16th and Weilder Portland, Oregon, 97232

2/22/17 Sherry speaks at the ‘Evening With An Expert’ Speaker-Sherry Goes Sane, Everything You Wanted to Know about Schizoaffective Disorder at Providence Glisan Hospital, Social Room, 6-8 pm.

11/22/16 NAMI IOOV Speaker for Psychology Class at Reed College, Portland, Oregon.

10/9-10/28/16 Sherry exhibits at- Oregon Society of Artists, 2185 SW Park Place, Portland, Oregon, 97205 1-4 PM. closed Sundays except reception on the 9th.

10/7/16 Sherry exhibits at the- Open Minds Art Show, NAMI Clackamas County, Friday 5-7 PM. at Angel Art Creations 514 Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon 97045

7/30/16 Sherry Goes Sane Book Signing- Northwest Book Festival, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, Oregon at the @WilWrite table, 12:30-2 pm.

7/7/16-7/8/16 Certified in Mental Health First Aid USA at Providence Hospital, Portland, Oregon, by Pamela Dunham

4/20/16 AK Learning Documentary- Final Interview on Schizoaffective Disorder, with Sherry M. Joiner and Dr. Ward T. Smith, produced by Professor Art Kohn, for Cengage, a college textbook publisher.

3/15/16 IOOV Speaker at the VA Family2Family Class, Portland, Oregon

12/28/15 Sherry gives an author presentation of ‘Schizoaffective Disorder and Sherry Goes Sane,’ to Volunteer Ombudsmans at the First Presbyterian Church, 4300 Main St. Vancouver, Washington 10:30-11:30am.

11/29/15 Sherry is speaker of ‘Living A Life With Schizoaffective Disorder, Sherry Goes Sane,’ to Humanists of Greater Portland at Friendly House Community Center, 1737 NW 26th Avenue, Portland, Oregon. 10 AM.

11/14/15 Sherry gives a special lunch time presentation of ‘Living A Life With Schizoaffective Disorer, Sherry Goes Sane’ – NAMI Oregon Annual Conference- Cascadia Ballroom, Village Green Resort, Cottage Grove, Oregon. Noon- 1pm.

10/13/15 Sherry is interviewed about Schizoaffective Disorder, by Jessica Pham, MS. Occupational Therapy Candidate and Megan Moreno, San Jose State University, California.

10/12/15 IOOV Speaker to University of Portland, Social Work Class, Portland, Oregon.

7/27/15 Sherry has a radio interview with KBOO Community Radio- 90.7 FM at 11 AM. Portland, Oregon. Broadcasts on air to Vancouver, WA., Corvallis, Hood River, and outlying areas.

5/1815 Sherry gives an Author Presentation on Schizoaffective Disorder and Sherry Goes Sane, Buchan Bldg. Unitarian Church, Portland, Oregon. 7pm-8pm.

4/16/15 IOOV Speaker to SAIF Corporation, Portland, Oregon.

3/12/15 Volunteer Outreach- IOOV Speaker to Elder Place, Hollywood Theater, Portland, Oregon, audience of 200 people

2/12/15 Sherry talks with the State Legislatures in Salem, Oregon about mental health.

12/02/15 Sherry gives a Headline Keynote Address to NAMI Lane County’s Holiday Dinner, Lane Community Convention Center, Eugene, Oregon.

10/2/14 Sherry has a radio interview with Chrissie Hodges, ‘The Stigma of Mental Illness Radio Show,’ www.cosmicbroadcasting at 2pm.

9/25/14 Sherry’s author interview with Dr. Mickey Stellavato at the Oregon State Hospital Museum, Salem Oregon 2pm.

8/21/14 Sherry’s author interview with Bp Magazine by Julie A. Fast on the Bp Magazine blog.

4/21/2014, 7pm – Sherry’s reading at Bloomsbury Books, 290 E Main, Ashland, OR.

5/03/2014 Sherry’s author talk at NorthStar Clubhouse 5600 NE Glisan St., Portland Oregon from 1pm-2pm.

5/15/2014 Documentary Interview for college psychology class with Dr. Kohn and Diana Nicolas, Dark Blue Morning Productions

5/16/2014 Radio Interview with “Jefferson Exchange” Jefferson Public Radio at SOU from 9am-10am

6/30/15 IOOV Speaker to the Agency Reach CDC, Portland, Oregon 6/13/15 IOOV Speaker to Providence Famil2Family Class, Portland, Oregon 5/18/15 Author Presentation of Schizoaffective Disorder and Sherry Goes Sane, The First Unitarian Church, Buchan Bldg, Portland, Oregon, 4/15/15 IOOV Speaker to the SAIF Corporation, Portland, Oregon 3/14/15 IOOV Speaker to Providence Family2Family Class, Portland, Oregon 3/12/15 Outreach Volunteer IOOV Speaker to Elder Place at Hollywood Theater, Portland, Oregon, audience of 200 2/12/15 Talk with the State Legislatures, Salem, Oregon 12/02/14 Headline Keynote Speaker at NAMI Lane County’s Holiday Dinner, Lane Community Convention Center, Eugene, Oregon, audience of 200

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