Welcome to the Reality Check podcast. Psychosis is Real, so is Recovery. On this episode, Ashley Weiss and Serena Chaudhry speak with Tonya Boyd-Cannon.

Tonya is Mississippi born and Louisiana bred vocalist, songwriter, host, community educator, and a standout performer on NBC's The Voice.

Tonya will be performing at In My Mind 2026 - a Benefit bringing awareness to Psychosis at Margaret Place in New Orleans on Friday, November 13th. https://calmnola.org/events/

Aside from being a passionate supporter of mental health issues Tonya is also the executive director for the “Rise My Child” Foundation. This foundation has programs for children, ranging from ages 3-18 years old. When Tonya is off stage, she directs the “New Orleans Citywide Youth Choir” and facilitates vocal music workshops worldwide. https://risemychild.org/

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For more information about Clear Answers to Louisiana Mental Health (CALM) and the Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EPIC-NOLA), visit: https://calmnola.org/

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Welcome to the Reality Check podcast. Psychosis is Real, so is Recovery. On this episode, Ashley Weiss and Serena Chaudhry speak with Dr Ann Conn.

Dr Conn is a triple board-certified neurologist in Neurology, Interventional Pain, and Headache Medicine with 25 years of experience. She also co-founded Neuroglympse, a technology company that detects concussions by analyzing subtle changes in eye movement and supports recovery through remote therapeutic monitoring.

This is part 1 of 2 episodes with Dr Conn.

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For more information about Clear Answers to Louisiana Mental Health (CALM) and their Early Intervention Psychosis Program (EPIC NOLA), visit the website: www.calmnola.org

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Welcome to the Reality Check podcast. Psychosis is Real, so is Recovery. On this episode, Ashley Weiss and Serena Chaudhry speak with International Mental Health Activist Matthew Jackman.

Matthew identifies as a Mad person and is an International Mental Health Activist. They received Australia's National Mental Health Advocate award from the Mental Health Foundation of Australia in 2020 and is a current Commissioner on Lived Experience in Mental Health Research, in collaboration with Kings College London, Traumascapes, Wellcome Trust and Lancet Psychiatry.

Matthew is the Founder/Principle Consultant of The Australian Centre for Lived Experience (TACFLE), an international peer lead consultancy and advisory practice. They have been a global mental health activist promoting human rights, social justice, and lived experience perspective from public health, critical sociology, and Mad studies disciplines.

Matthew previously represented the Western Pacific Region on the Global Mental Health Peer Network and was a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum. They consult the World Health Organisation on lived experience mental health perspective and peer work practice. Furthermore, they have worked for the United Nations in Disability Inclusion for the Economic and Social Development Asia Pacific Region.

After studying in Australia in undergraduate and postgraduate social work, they trained internationally in certified peer specialist practice at Project Return in Los Angeles. They have been a social work lecturer in mental health and trauma for a decade.

Matthew is an open service user, participant, consumer, and family/carer of various systems. They are passionate about dismantling and reconstructing systems of justice driven care.

Subscribe for more episodes of Reality Check, where we uncover the truth behind mental health, one story at a time.

For more information about Clear Answers to Louisiana Mental Health (CALM) and their Early Intervention Psychosis Program (EPIC NOLA), visit the website: www.calmnola.org

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