Chrisa Hickey, Neighbor

Chrisa Hickey is an eCommerce and digital marketing professional, blogger and mental health advocate specializing in providing education and support for parents of children diagnosed with serious mental health conditions. Chrisa began her journey into the world of childhood onset mental illness when her middle child, Timothy, was diagnosed with Emotional Disorder Not Otherwise Specified at age 8, Bipolar Disorder Type 1 and schizophrenia at the age of 11, and Schizoaffective Disorder Bipolar Type at the age of 13.

In addition to writing her blog, Chrisa has guest blogged for the Balanced Mind Foundation, S-O-S Research Blog helping parents of children with special needs, and has appeared on The Ricki Lake Show, NYC Doctors Radio, Blog Talk Radio for HealthyPlace.com and The Coffee Klatch, an online community for parents raising children with special needs. You can follow Chrisa on twitter @ Chrisa_Hickey and follow The Mindstorm on Facebook.