What do you really know about Schizophrenia? Have you used incorrectly in a sentence or phrase in your life? Do you just throw it out there to describe the mental state of your favorite movie or TV villian? Have you ever known anyone with the disease? Well, that is why I invited Matthew Dickson to be a guest on the show.

Matthew led an average childhood, and during his university years, unbeknownst to him, he was developing schizophrenia. Now that he has lived with the disease for over 20 years, he is helping people with mental illness in developing countries so they can get access to basic mental health care. His organization, Mind Aid, steers people towards 7 nonprofits using these models of basic mental health care, which are low-cost, proven effective, and scalable. Some of these groups are promoted by Zak Williams (son of Robin Williams), Bill Clinton, Forest Whitaker (of "Star Wars"), Ashley Judd, and Tim Shriver (founder of the Special Olympics). Highlights of Matthew's inspirational story include bicycling across Canada and successfully recovering from schizophrenia.

Please follow and support what Matthew is doing by visiting https://www.mindaid.ca/

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