Join Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology in welcoming

Meg Hutchinson for an exciting conversation about her life, her experience with bipolar disorder, and her recovery through art, spiritual practice, and

mental health advocacy with Active Minds.    

Friday  March  27th  from  6  -­‐  8pm  Wilde  Auditorium  

University  of  Hartford    

   

Meg  Hutchinson  is  a  Boston-­‐based  singer-­‐  songwriter,  poet,  and  recording  artist  on  Red  House  Records.  At  19,  she  began  struggling  with  the  deep  depressions  that  accompanied  the  onset  of  bipolar  I  disorder.  After  becoming  suicidal  and  being  hospitalized  several  times,  Meg  took  control  of  her  treatment  and  now  tells  her   story  of   recovery   through  art,   spiritual  practice,   and  mental  health  advocacy.  Meg   is  a   touring  musician  and  poet  who  has  been  featured  as  part  of  her  collaborative  group,  Winterbloom,  at  Lilith  Fair.  Meg  has   studied  meditation  at   the   Sakya   Institute   in  Cambridge,  MA  and   is   a   certified   yoga   instructor.  Meg  shares  her  home  with  a  loveable  pit  bull,  Austin,  who  is  pursuing  his  therapy  dog  certification.  

“Meg Hutchinson is an extraordinary singer, songwriter, and advocate for those with mental illness. She is able to articulate the experience of mania and depression in a way I have not heard before; she is also able

to weave together her music, life story, and hope in a beautiful and profoundly moving way.”

-Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.

About  Ac ve  Minds,  Inc. Ac ve  Minds  is  a  na onal  non-profit   organiza on  that  empowers  students  to  speak  openly  about  mental  health  in  order  to  educate  others  and  encourage   help-seeking.  We  are  changing  the  culture  on  campuses  and  in  the  community  by  providing  informa on,  leadership   opportuni es  and  advocacy  training  to  the  next  genera on.  

www.activeminds.org

Meg Hutchinson

Introducing  Meg It   is   our   pleasure   to   welcome  Meg  Hutchinson.  Meg   is   an   award-winning  singer-songwriter,   poet,  and   recording   ar st   on  Red   House   Records   who  hails   from   Boston,   Massachuse s.   Meg   is   a  leading   mental   health  

advocate   who   has   shared   her   story   of   living  with   bipolar   disorder   with   audiences   across  the   country.   In   addi on   to   her   ar s c   pursuits,   Meg   has   studied   medita on   at   the  Sakya   Ins tute   and   is   a   cer fied   yoga   instructor.  Today,  Meg   is  with  us  on  behalf  of  Ac ve   Minds,   an   organiza on   featuring   the  na on’s   premier   young   adult   mental   health  speakers   bureau.   Ac ve   Minds   speakers   are  honored   to   act   as   representa ves   of   the  young   adult   mental   health   movement.   As   advocates   and   survivors,   they   convey   messages  of  mental  health  with  relevance  and  sincerity,   and   it   is   their   primary   goal   to   empower  people  to  join  them  in  changing  the  conversa on  about  mental  health.   Join  me   in  welcoming  Meg  Hutchinson.

About  the  Program www.ac veminds.org/Speakers The  Ac ve  Minds  Speakers  Bureau  is  a   program  of  Ac ve  Minds,  Inc.  The  program  has  reached  over  a  million  young  adults  across  the  country  and  promises   measurable  impact.  Our  trained  speakers  educate,  entertain,  and  inspire  audiences  through  powerful  mental  health   presenta ons  and  personal  storytelling.  Each  speaker’s  story  is  unique  and  sheds  light  on  a  range  of  topics  related  to  mental  health.