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Sally Littlefield

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Sally Littlefield headshot Sally Littlefield is an Oakland, California-based writer, speaker, and mental health advocate living with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type. Despite experiencing a 10-month bout of psychosis at her onset during which she believed her life was a hyperreality psychological experiment, she has made a full recovery. She now works full-time as a communications and fundraising manager for a national foster care nonprofit organization.

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Sally began pursuing mental health advocacy as a means of healing the trauma she endured due to her schizoaffective disorder and to connect with peers. Shortly after re-entering the full-time workforce in July 2020, she became a speaker with her local NAMI chapter and started writing articles with her mom about their experiences while she was sick. She also became a mental health support group facilitator after being an avid attendee for several months.

More recently, Sally's writing about mental health has appeared on Slate, MSN, and the Associated Press as well as having her story featured on the television network A+E. HuffPost has also published her work, and she is a regular contributor to Psychology Today.

In her free time, Sally enjoys crafting, long walks around Lake Merritt, and spending time with friends and family. She holds a B.A. in American Studies from UC Berkeley. To learn more about her, visit her personal website: www.sallylittlefield.com.

Click here to read all of Sally's articles on Schizophrenia.mental-health-community.com.