From Bedlam to the Business of Helping Others: Returning Guest, Eric W. T. Smith, (Ep. 84)

We’re  delighted to welcome a return guest, Eric W.T. Smith. He was also interviewed  in Season 1 of 3 Moms (episodes 15 and 16, an AOT Success Story)

In Eric’s words:

“There are peers and supports in large numbers for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and a host of other diagnoses, but nothing much available in the world of anosognosia and psychosis where a person in recovery and/or their parents/caregivers can regularly reach out and schedule a meaningful block of time to discuss their individual and/or family needs related to anosognosia and psychosis with a person who successfully went through all of that.

 I'm here for people to connect with and help them accomplish what meaningful recovery means to them, and to build a bridge of trust and communication between them and treatment providers, within their own families, and with me as someone who lived much of what they are going through or have gone through. That should be part of what we do for appropriate policy and practice, but it isn't.”

Over the years Eric Smith has spoken publicly about his journey through mental illness and addiction to a wide variety of audiences. Now he is a nationally recognized mental health advocate, public speaker, and consultant. 

He is a Commissioner at Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health and owner of Eric WT Smith Consulting LLC

Part of his story is written about in Bedlam, authored by Peabody Award-winning Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD. 

Part of Eric’s journey is included in the book You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health

Eric also wrote a chapter about being incarcerated without treatment for severe mental illness in the 2022 anthology Navigating Bipolar Country -  and was featured in People magazine in 2023.

Links:

www.ericwtsmith.com  -- my consulting business, Eric W. T. Smith Consulting, LLC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um-Zb-xr9Bc  -- a link to a presentation about my consulting services with relevant background info that lead to the creation of my consulting business

https://www.texasjcmh.gov/about-us/commissioners/smith-eric/  -- here is a link to my Commisioner bio for the Texas Judicial Commision on Mental Health

https://www.texasjcmh.gov -- here is a link to the main page for the Texas Judicial Commision on Mental Health

eric@ericwtsmith.com -- people can email me directly if they would like to do so

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