Will Hall
Will Hall
Will Hallis an American mental health advocate, counselor, writer, and teacher. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he is a leader in the peer support movement and is an organizer within the psychiatric survivors movement. Hall advocates the recovery approach to mental illness and is recognized internationally as an innovator in the treatment and societal response to psychosis...
life stayed together
If I had stayed on medication, I don't think there's any way my life would be as together as it is now.
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We continue to try to move our event up a notch each time and I am excited about the enhanced program we're offering this year.
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With the activities that are scheduled combined with the great lineup of speakers who will be leading the conference, it's shaping up to be an exceptional event.
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One of the highlights continues to be the awards banquet. I think that the simple act of honoring excellent individual effort and outstanding school programs adds an air of excitement to the conference.
rid
Reject what you don't want. Get rid of dead wood.
cares people
Nobody really cares about what other people think anymore; they're all about themselves.
I don't like showboating. I was never a fan of showing off.
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I hear a lot of people singing in funny voices and singing like they're stupid. Singing in a deliberately fey and dumb and childish way. And I find it to be a disturbing trend.
decided early
In the early '70s, I started to feel like Philadelphia soul was the black-sheep brother of rock and roll. I decided to try to get away from it.
believe truth
I always say the same thing - believe in what you do, do it, and don't veer away from the truth of it.
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To write a good song, an artist has to drawn from reality. There has to be some spark from realism that communicates a real feeling to someone else. You have to be real. Or you have to be a really good storyteller.
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For years and years, I was beset with snide remarks by certain members of the press, where they would turn John Oates into a joke, or they would trivialize what I do, which never really bothered me all that much.
shows
The first thing I ever did was play talent shows at the Uptown Theater and the Adelphi Ballroom.
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I was always an introvert as a kid. Then, when I first kind of came out as a human being, I used to be one of those guys who'd go nuts on the dance floor, and people would gather around.