I am so honored to have Rudy Caseres featured as a guest post on I Run This Mind this week.  Rudy and connected via Instagram, a social media platform that has done wonders to bring together those who are diagnosed with mental illnesses and advocates around the world. Rudy’s support of my own endeavors has been nothing but encouraging. I am so happy to be able to return his support and share his words here. You can follow Rudy on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his website here.

Rudy’s post reminds me of the continued importance of openness, honesty, and most importantly, acceptance in the mental health community and beyond.  We have to be loving and accepting of one another before we can gather the strength to encourage others to be loving and accepting of us; both are vital for real progress towards health in the mentally ill…