Monday, August 22, 2011

Words of the Wisdomless

Words of the Wisdomless: Imagination

"It only the person who locks the door to his imagination whom has truly become closed off to possibilities that lay ahead in life."
 
By Chato B.  Stewart

Who Is Chato?
Chato Stewart is a husband, father and mental health advocate. He is an artist and the cartoonist behind the Mental Health Humor cartoons. He creates positive, provoking, and sometimes even funny cartoons! The cartoons are drawn from his personal experience of living with Bipolar Disorder. Mr. Stewart strongly believes that there is power behind humor. His motto is humor gives help, hope and healing. His goal and mission is to tap into humor and use it as a positive tool to cope with the serious and debilitating effects of mental illness.

Chato B. Stewart is a Florida board Certified Recovery Peer Specialist - A (CRPS-A). Chato is also the 1st place winner of the DBSA 2009 Facing Us Video Contest. In his powerful public service announcement, he tells his personal story of living with a mental illness through a montage of his cartoons. Adding to his little list of accomplishments is being part of the 2010 DBSA Stand-Up for Mental Health comedy night and being invited back for the 2011 Conference to be a Stand-Up comic in the show.

To learn more about Chato B. Stewart and to view his cartoons visit:
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/humor or www.mentalhealthhumor.com
Make sure you check out his annual May Mental Health Awareness Month Cartoon-A-Thon where he draws 31 Mental health heroes each year. www.mentalhealthcartoons.com








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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Words of the Wisdomless: balance

Words of the Wisdomless: balance

I am well balanced... One fourth Bipolar... One fourth Depressed... One fourth PTSD... And One fourth NOS...
 
-
Chato B.  Stewart
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Words Of the Wisdomless: Yes

Words Of the Wisdomless: Yes

"I'm not here for your amusement! Oh, wait, yes I am!" 

-by Chato B.  Stewart


Here is some of the stuff i hope to amuse you with.

  • Why Bipolar Disorder Shouldn't Stop ME from Loving Animals

    by Chato Stewart on 6/8/2011 12:05 AM
    filed under: Bipolar Disorder , Mental Health Humor

    Do you love animals???  I've rescued orphan squirrels, wild birds, tortoises and turtles.  I've saved and adopted 3 dogs.  When I was 10, I saved kittens from drowning under a building (that's another story). There are so many other creatures I've helped in one way or another.  My fav...
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  • Jun012011

    Does Your Self-Hate Needs a little Self-Love?

    by Chato Stewart on 6/1/2011 12:05 AM
    filed under: Bipolar Disorder , Mental Health Humor
    Words Of The Wisdomless:
    "Do not take love for granted, no matter how much we want to hate ourselves, or no matter how much we want to give up... There is someone out there that will ALWAYS love you..... to leave."    - Chato B. Stewart
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  • May242011

    DBSA Conference - Look Who I Bumped Into!

    by Chato Stewart on 5/24/2011 5:30 PM
    filed under: Humor , Mental Health Humor


    I want to stray a little bit from my usual format and give you a few highlights from the DBSA 2011 conference that took place this past weekend in Texas.  Yes, I was privileged enough not only to be an attendee of the conference but I was a speaker and a comic in the Stand-Up for Mental Health comedy show. That...
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  • May182011

    Stand-Up for Mental Health 2011 DBSA Comedy Night

    by Chato Stewart on 5/18/2011 12:05 AM
    filed under: Humor , Mental Health Humor
    Words Of The Wisdomless: Change
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  • May112011

    Are you Aware of Mental Health Awareness Month

    by Chato Stewart on 5/11/2011 12:05 AM
    filed under: Bipolar Disorder , Humor , Mental Health Humor
     
    Words Of The Wisdomless: Recovery
    "I will concentrate on my own recovery, always moving ahead no matter how many small steps forward it takes! Although, if you want to give me a ride on your back, that'll work too." By Chato B.  Stewart
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  • May042011

    Riding the Manic Roller Coaster of Mania

    by Chato Stewart on 5/4/2011 12:05 AM
    filed under: Bipolar Disorder , Humor , Mania , Mental Health Humor

     
    Words Of The Wisdomless: Mania - 
    "I don't suffer from mania, I enjoy every moment of it!" - By Chato B. Stewart
     
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  • Apr272011

    Are We Bipolar Hypercondriacs?

    by Chato Stewart on 4/27/2011 11:21 AM
    filed under: Bipolar Disorder , Bipolar Treatment , Humor , Mental Health Humor , Stress

    Words Of The Wisdomless: WHY? -
    "Why do I ALWAYS think I'm sane, medicated and balanced when I'm heading to Crisis Stabilization Unit in the back seat a police car! Oh Ya, Officer Jones, I'm not crazy I just need a ride uptown." - By Chato B. Stewart
    I've said it, I've thought it and I've even had panic attacks over
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  • Apr202011

    What Are The Benefits of Being Able to Laugh?

    by Chato Stewart on 4/20/2011 12:05 AM
    filed under: Bipolar Disorder , Humor , Mental Health Humor , Stress
    Caption: We need to be vocal as self-advocates, we can't be Peach-ish
     
    Words Of The Wisdomless: Moods
    "Only one person can change your mood, that person is you! You can let people lift you up, or let them knock you down. This means it is vital to pick
    your friends wisely! Too bad, we can't pick our family... Well, at least
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  • Apr132011

    Does Recovery Require a Sense of Humor?

    by Chato Stewart on 4/13/2011 12:05 AM
    filed under: Bipolar Disorder , Humor , Mental Health Humor
    "Your sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools you have to make certain that your daily mood and emotional state support good health."






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    Monday, June 6, 2011

    Words of the Wisdomless: Fail

    Words of the Wisdomless: Fail

    "The assumed failure is what will hold some back, while others resign when failure is accomplished. It’s the real exceptional person that can take failure and turn it into something prodigious! "

    - Chato B. Stewart
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    Sunday, April 17, 2011

    Words of the Wisdomless:no-Winning

    Words of the Wisdomless:no-Winning

    You can't win, it's not how you play the game, it's that you never read the rules!

    - By     Chato B.  Stewart

    Mental Health Advocate - Cartoonist - and a few other  things!








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    Saturday, April 9, 2011

    Words Of The Wisdomless: Depressed

    Words Of The Wisdomless: Depressed

    Are you depressed? Then, Do something outside if you're depressed... Even if that something is nothing at all...
     
    By Chato B.  Stewart



    Chato Is Going to the DBSA's National Conference

    First, I would like to take a moment and THANK the DBSA for inviting me to participate in Prof. Higginbotham's presentation! I also need to say a SPECIAL THANK YOU to my sponsors:  Enzymedica, Roxanne and The Fort Myers DBSA, Mark Pines of Orange County Counseling, Tracey Skale and Lori Olson of EeeSquare.com! I also want to THANK "everyone" who continues to support the Mental Health Humor Project by visiting the website and consistently sharing humor to help others!


    Yes, I will be participating in a presentation with the Social media expert, Dale Higginbotham, (Academic Advisor and Lecturer in communications and media studies, University of Houston). Dale Higginbotham and video contest winner, Chato Stewart, will share how you can put the "you" in YouTube, by using your personal story to educate and inspire others. The presentation "Sharing Your Story Through Social Media" will be SATURDAY, MAY 21, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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    Academic Advisor and Lecturer in communications and media studies, University of Houston

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    Cartoonist, advocate, and 1st place winner of the DBSA 2009 Facing Us Video Contest

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    I'm also happy to "officially" announce my participation in this year's DBSA STAND-UP COMEDY WITH DAVID GRANIRER (SATURDAY, MAY 21, 7:30 pm. – 9:00 p.m.) David Granirer is a stand-up comic and founder of Stand Up for Mental Health. A consumer who lives with Depression, he is also a counselor, speaker, and author.  All participants take his customized correspondent stand-up class via conference calls, e-mail, and Skype. This way when all us Newbies get up on stage, we won't bomb too badly!

    Are you going to the DBSA conference?  Don't miss the presentation in the comedy show!  Make sure you let me know you'll be there, maybe we can meet up for a cup of coffee.









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    Monday, February 28, 2011

    Words Of The Wisdomless: Immanual Kant

    Words Of The Wisdomless:

    The German philosopher Immanual Kant said: "We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." I love animals, Pigs, Cows, Sheep, Goats and Chickens... They taste great! Judge me not.

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    Chato B. Stewart
    Mental Health Advocate - Cartoonist - and a few other things!









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