Image

Meet Terry.

A former TV news reporter and anchor, Terry has made a living with her voice for more than four decades. After a recent, long and dark bout of depression, she dedicated her life to shining light into the darkness. Terry founded the non-profit organization Giving Voice to Mental Illness, Inc. and launched the weekly Giving Voice to Depression podcast, which she produces and co-hosts with her sister, Bridget.

Terry is a Certified Peer Specialist and has completed training in Mental Health First Aid, When the Conversation Turns to Suicide, QPR and crisis-line volunteer support. She has moderated numerous lived-experience panels and speaks at local and national mental-health conferences and conventions about upstream suicide prevention, and the power of shared stories.



Image

Meet Anita.

Anita is a licensed psychologist with over 25 years of clinical experience in private practice with her husband, Don. She is proudly neurodivergent and a lifelong ME/CFS and HSD survivor, and speaks from the lived experience of surviving and thriving with multiple disabilities. In her work as a therapist, she loves co-creating solutions with people experiencing difficult challenges and gets the most joy from being able to be a part of helpful change.

She also provides life coaching for individuals with chronic pain and health issues, late diagnosed autistic and AuADHD adults, helping professionals experiencing burnout, and those wanting to learn the essentials of life planning to reduce stress. She writes on Quora and Medium and is featured in numerous online publications. In her spare time, she enjoys being with her family, crafting, baking, creating butterfly and bee gardens, and writing poetry. You can connect with her at buildingcalmlifecoaching.com or @sanzplans.