No Restraints with Rudy Caseres Episode 12: Julie Kliegman

4/6/2018

No Restraints with Rudy Caseres Episode 12: Julie Kliegman

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This week on No Restraints with Rudy Caseres my guest is Julie Kliegman. Julie writes on (among other topics) how mental illness is portrayed in the media. Her work has been featured on The Ringer, Vox,The Verge, Vulture, and many other sites. I first connected with Julie when she was looking for someone to interview for a piece for Washington Monthly on the federal government’s spending on mental health anti-stigma campaigns. Since then we’ve kept in touch and I’ve helped connect her with other advocates and give voice to people with lived experience that are often not portrayed in the best light in the media. Today we discussed how she got into journalism, her stint writing in Spanish for a Puerto Rican publication, how mental health is treated in college sports, examining various shows and the accuracy (or lack thereof) of their portrayals including Mr. Robot, Empire, Homeland, and BoJack Horseman. One of my favorite moments, however, is when I got to quiz Julie on a piece she had written for Mental Floss about the Nickelodean children’s show Rugrats. Even with the tech issues we experienced today I’m incredibly glad to have had this talk with Julie and I hope you’ll show your support. You can learn more about her and find links to all her work at JulieKliegman.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @jmkliegman.

Thanks for watching! My hope is that I’ll see you again next Friday for a brand new episode of No Restraints with Rudy Caseres.

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ABOUT RUDY

My name is Rudy Caseres and I am an award-winning public speaker, live-streaming, social media influencer/manager, and storytelling event producer. I am the host of No Restraints with Rudy Caseres where I have live interactive candid discussions with the leading advocates in mental health, human rights, and suicide prevention (currently on hiatus). I also host a monthly panel discussion for The Mighty with the leading mental health advocates in the world. I previously hosted SPSM Chat - Suicide Prevention Social Media where I led lively discussions with various experts in the field of suicidology. I advocate for humane treatment in the mental healthcare system and effective suicide prevention. I have given over 100 presentations in which I have shared my story of living with bipolar, surviving a mental breakdown while serving in the US Army, and fighting against forced psychiatric treatment in front of grad students, doctors, psych ward patients, educators, and youth at junior highs, high schools, and juvenile detention facilities. I have spoken across the country from the California State Capitol at an event headlined by legendary actor Richard Dreyfus to the Shedding Light on Mental Health Conference in Greater Wheeling, West Virginia. My content has been featured in The Mighty, This is My Brave, HealthyPlace, The S Word, OC87 Recovery Diaries, Sweatpants & Coffee, Stigma Fighters, and Schizophrenic NYC. In 2017, I was awarded the NAMI California Outstanding Peer of the Year and I was named one of The Mighty's Mental Health Heroes of 2017. After living in Los Angeles, California most of my life I recently relocated to the Denver, Colorado area.

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