008: Let's Talk About Mental Health - Schizophrenia w/ Arnold and Donald Fosah (Part 1)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month, we continue talking about things that affect our mental health and raise awareness about them. Today we focus on Schizophrenia with Arnold and Donald Fosah.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arnold and Donald's lives have been affected by Schizophrenia, and today they will help us see this illness through the perspectives of a patient, family, and healthcare professional.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>How Schizophrenia affected Donald's life - [00:01 – 20:34]</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Donald shares his story as a patient with Schizophrenia.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How it affected his personal and family's lives</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Bringing their family together and strengthening their bond - [20:35 – 27:14] </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Arnold shares his perspective as a healthcare professional and as Donald's older brother</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Arnold talks about his journey to becoming a healthcare professional</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Stigma in the African community - [27:15 – 36:15]</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We talk about the stigma around mental health in the African community</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Tweetable Quotes:</strong></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The fortunate thing that I can say about Wally and also kind of seeing the perseverance of my family is that it brought us together around him."</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">– Arnold Fosah </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can contact the two of them through Arnold’s pr