Cohen Miles-Rath: How One Man Transformed Crisis into a Call for Change

Send us a text Cohen Miles-Rath shares his powerful journey from psychosis and incarceration to becoming a mental health advocate and author. His story reveals how proper support systems and personal determination transformed a life-altering crisis into a mission of education and advocacy that's changing how we approach mental health treatment. • Surviving untreated schizoaffective disorder that led to a psychotic episode and incarceration • Using the four dimensions of recovery—purpose, home, health, and community—to rebuild life • Transitioning from jail to graduate school within a year through structured support • Working with Mental Health Association in New York State and the Suicide Prevention Center • Writing memoir "Mending Reality" to share experiences and reduce stigma around psychosis • Speaking publicly to create understanding and empathy for serious mental illness • Advocating for better interventions before people reach crisis points • Emphasizing the distinction between general mental health challenges and mental illness • Building communities where recovery becomes not just possible but probable • Using personal vulnerability to help others develop empathy for those experiencing mental illness If you know anyone who would like to tell their story, send them to TonyMantor.com and they may become a guest on Why Not Me? The World.   https://tonymantor.com https://Facebook.com/tonymantor https://instagram.com/tonymantor https://twitter.com/tonymantor https://youtube.com/tonymantormusic intro/outro music bed written by T. Wild Why Not Me the World music published by Mantor Music (BMI)

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