Chris Nihmey; Author, Teacher, Mental Illness Advocate, Survivor, and Public Speaker!
On Feb 27th, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's grade 3-6 students were very fortunate to listen to Chris present a heartwarming story about his friend Michael's struggle with mental illness. Chris' connection with the students, his humour, his strength, his emotion and his passion drew every single student in. With amazement they listened to his every word and he had them all eating from the palm of his hand. The look of shock and surprise on their faces was unbelievable, when one of his last slides was a picture of his friend Michael, Chris Michael Nihmey.
Chris is one of the faces for CAMIMH (Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health). As one of the ambassadors Chris is joining in on the fight and is hoping to destroy the stigma of mental illness. His focus is to educate, increase awareness and understanding of this illness. His hope is that when this is achieved, there can be compassion and acceptance.
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