Tara Miller

I really dislike when people call me "high functioning." What does that even mean? Where, or in what capacity, do I function better than others? Because I work full-time in...

I am lucky enough to say that my family was and is a huge part of my support system. Without them, I don't think that I could have successfully navigated...

Some of us may actually work in the field of mental health as either peer supporters or in another another capacity using our lived experience of a diagnosis of schizophrenia...

What is "survivor's guilt"? This can apply to anyone who comes in contact with someone who may be struggling, especially when we are in a better place – whether it's...

I think I consider myself to be a motivated person. I've always been a go-getter – a generator of ideas and action. I have pulled myself into a place of...

Relapse is a scary thought. Just when we have some recovery time under our belt, relapse or breakthrough symptoms threaten to make our carefully constructed card castle come crashing down...

For those of us with schizophrenia or a schizophrenia-related disorder, delusions can be a part of what we experience when we are in the midst of some form of psychosis...

I have been on antipsychotic medication for the past 25 years. Some have been newer, atypical antipsychotics, some are older, typical ones. Due to this, I have started to experience...

As a person living with schizoaffective disorder, or any kind of serious mental health issue, I think that it's often really hard just to feel our feelings without anyone (even...