Carlos Larrauri

"Schizophrenia Survivors" are people who are thriving despite a
past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.

Carlos A. Larrauri M.S.N., A.R.N.P., F.N.P.-B.C. serves on the Board
of Directors for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He was
diagnosed with schizophrenia at 23 years of age. Mr. Larrauri
aspires to interface clinical practice, health policy and research,
to reduce health inequities for people living with mental illness.

Ashley Smith

"Schizophrenia Survivors" are people who are thriving despite a
past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.

Ashley Smith is a non-fiction author, speaker,
peer counselor, and mother. She courageously
fights the stigma of mental illness with her name
attached to her lived experience. She is celebrating
a decade in recovery.

Lauren Kennedy

"Schizophrenia Survivors" are people who are thriving despite a
past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.

Lauren lives with the diagnosis of schizoaffective
disorder, bipolar type. She is a social worker, and
is currently in school to work toward her Masters
of Science in Health Policy Research.

Darrell Herrmann

"Schizophrenia Survivors" are people who are thriving despite a
past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.

Darrell’s life didn’t grind to halt when he was diagnosed.
The year after his hospitalization, he went back to college
to study computer programming. He finished his degree
two years later, and successfully worked as a computer
programmer for the next eighteen years.

Bill MacPhee

"Schizophrenia Survivors" are people who are thriving despite a
past diagnosis of schizophrenia, and want to offer hope to others.

The future looked bright for Bill, already living his
dream. Five years later, Bill was living a nightmare,
pacing a psychiatric ward, trapped in a world of
illusions, delusions, paranoia and depression. Today,
he is known as a “schizophrenia recovery expert.”