Setting an Example with Mental Illness
How James uses his past for good.
Thursday's Journal Prompt: List three things you are grateful for today. How does focusing on gratitude change your outlook on life?
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James is now in his mid-30s and works as a social worker. His abusive childhood, past mistakes, and bipolar disorder are part of his story but none of them define him.
James married a wonderful woman who overcame a similar background, and together, they try to improve the lives of all around them. I often hear of an unhoused person at their house for dinner or a runaway teen sleeping on their sofa.
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