There is much curiosity about the reality of being institutionalized. A stint in a psychiatric hospital can inspire fear or hope for the individual fighting a mental health condition. In order to tell what it’s like, Helen, Valerie and two special guests discuss hospitalization at the most personal level. All four have had multiple hospital stays and now live in recovery. Together they describe what it’s like to live in a mental hospital, and how to make the most of the place, the people and the treatment encountered there.
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