Hi there, I’m Mike! I am a compassionate and Certified Medi-Cal (California Medicare) Peer Specialist here at ShareWell.

 💙⭐️ I am MORE than my diagnosis. But it officially began with severe manic-depression “bipolar” disorder (type 1) and a wave of deep psychosis. Textbook lived experiences of distorted reasoning and impaired judgement—not knowing which version of me was real and which parts were illness, beginning in 1998. Toxic shame and fear of socialization from my earliest memories as an Artist and an HSP. Additional multi-decade and LAYERED RECOVERY work on “quieting my constantly spinning mind” over learned-poverty, ADHD and OCD-like pressured thoughts “distinct-from-active-manic-depression” episodes … life-crippling anxiety disorders, cPTSD, alcohol dependency, p*rn addiction, and “disorganized attachments” to my family and friends and persons I have known or worked for over the years. And then there's the weird stuff: dealing with an "Orphan spirit" and Christian "Religious spirits" of lies, manipulation and spiritual suppression and oppression teaming up against me—along with blatant and covert attacks against my faith. I am almost always managing my spirit-mind back to peace and freedom—working my way out of bitterness, unforgiveness, and a defiled soul of blaming others; as well as cutting loose all false guilt, self-pity, self-hatred, confusion, and heavy waves of immense discouragement, year-over-year. Neither I or my family survived ANY of this story without surrendering to God’s Plan of Redemption, receiving a New Inheritance in Jesus, and being determined to forgive and push past pride and fear; while actively pursuing help from many, many people. 🕊️ You are loved. 🕊️ You are wanted. 🕊️ And at ShareWell, you are not alone!