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SHERRY GOES SANE Schizoaffective

My name is Sherry Joiner and I wrote Sherry Goes Sane Living A Life With Schizo Affective Disorder book signing at WilWrite table   I’m delighted to let you know that I will be signing books at the Northwest Book Festival on Pioneer Square Courthouse at the @WilWrite table today, July 30th. Thank you so much … Continue reading →

KBOO Community Radio Interview

So happy to be helpful to the field of mental health with my book, Sherry Goes Sane. Here is an interview I had last year with KBOO Community Radio for the Disability Awareness program by Grace Reed. Please click on the podcast and listen in. Disability Awareness on 07/27/15 Program: Disability Awareness Air date: Mon, … Continue reading →

Signing at Pioneer Square

I’m so delighted to say, that I will be signing books at the Northwest Book Festival on Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, Ore. on the 30th, 12:30-2:30 pm. My book signing will take place at the @WilWrite table. Please come by and enjoy yourselves. Photo is of me and my book, Sherry Goes Sane.

Mental Health First Aid Certificate

Completed my Mental Health First Aid Training Course. This is my instructor Pam Dunham, right, and me left. I was awarded this Mental Health First Aid USA certificate because I was trained to provide initial help to people experiencing mental health problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, psychosis and substance use disorders. The training took … Continue reading →

Getting dressed for the Olympics

Because I have Brazilian Ancestry, I thought I would get ready for the Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil. Gifts have arrived today from my cousin, Henry Anthony Tony Stratton who went to Brazil recently, and from my cousins Myrna Deirdre Duarte and Jane Duarte, who live in Joao Pessoa Brazil. The necklaces and earrings are muito colorful e … Continue reading →

A Tragic Day

What a tragic thing it is to live in a world of revenge and violence, as we have seen displayed at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Florida, today. When a gay man or lesbian or transgender can’t go to a night club and socialize without their lives being threatened. To my brother, Doug, on … Continue reading →

NAMIWalks NW 2016- Great Event

I received a NAMI Walks T-Shirt for volunteering at the Registration Table for the 5K NAMIWalks Northwest that took place at the Vera Katz East Esplanade in Portland, Oregon, Sunday! It was a great event- 4,000 people attended the walk. All such beautiful people. Thanks for your inspiration- Portland City Commissioner, Amanda Fritz, Senator Ron … Continue reading →

NAMIWalks Northwest

Join us in helping to support mental health and to help break the stigma of those affected by mental illness and their families. NAMIWalks Northwest 2016, Sunday, May 15, is the event. Registration begins at noon, and the walk begins at 1 pm. It is a 5K Walk and starts at Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade … Continue reading →