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Welcome to Episode 08, Why Are You Smiling's first interview! Today Kathryn is joined by the fantastic Vida Rivera, a Mental Health Recovery Coach and founder of Truly Inspired. Vida helps people with prior trauma & mood disorders end their stigmas by creating amazing relationships, badass friendships & careers they love! During today’s episode Vida and Kathryn cover Loving Someone with Mental Illness, sharing experiences, word of advice and messages of hope. Thank you guys all for listening! Just a quick side note, this podcast although discusses mental health, is not a substitute for mental health treatment. If you are experiencing any difficulty in your mental health, please reach out for help. The National Suicide prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255 or text Help to the Crisis Hotline471-471, also look up local resources near you. You are not alone, and there is help out there. Please continue to listen, follow us on Instagram Whyareyousmilingpodcast, and email us at whyareyousmilingpodcast@gmail.com. Follow Vida/Truly Inspired: http://www.livetrulyinspired.com/ (www.livetrulyinspired.com) https://www.facebook.com/vidartrimble (www.facebook.com/vidartrimble) https://www.facebook.com/vidastrulyinspired (www.facebook.com/vidastrulyinspired) https://www.instagram.com/vidas_truly_inspired/ (www.instagram.com/vidas_truly_inspired) http://www.pinterest.com/vidas_truly_inspired (www.pinterest.com/vidas_truly_inspired) Listed below are the resources mentioned during the episode, as well as a few extras: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ (https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) Psychology Today Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us) Psychology Today Resources: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crazy-life/201709/help-your-loved-one-mental-illness-these-resources (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crazy-life/201709/help-your-loved-one-mental-illness-these-resources) Psych Central: https://psychcentral.com/ (https://psychcentral.com/) Psych Central Article: https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-top-5-realities-of-dating-someone-with-a-mental-illness (https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-top-5-realities-of-dating-someone-with-a-mental-illness) NAMI Resource: https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/How-To-Love-Someone-With-A-Mental-Illness (https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories/How-To-Love-Someone-With-A-Mental-Illness)