THE FULL PICTURE
Bringing Mental Health & History Together!
Welcome to The Full Picture - Bringing Mental Health and History Together! This blog hopes to educate and inspire a greater understanding of many well-known historical figures' unique struggles with mental health, and how they coped (or didn't, in some cases). By providing the historical context for their struggles, we learn how all types of humans endure the trials and tribulations of life, which in turn can inspire us all to learn lessons from those who have come before us.
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About Me
My name is Ashley Waller, and I'm a native Californian now living in Maryland. I'm a mental health professional with over a decade of clinical experience. My specialty is addiction, however I have worked with clients across the mental health spectrum. I have also had a passion for history from a young age, which led to my decision to declare my minor in history while in college so I could fill out my schedule, and it's one of the best decisions I have ever made! As I listen to client stories, I have found myself able to not only work on understanding what struggles bring them to therapy, but also being able to put their struggles into some historical context and provide further insight into how their struggles are impacted by various experiences and current events. I now present this blog as an outlet to apply my ideas to understand those that have come before us that made a name for themselves but have either had dark secrets exposed or many have questioned what they are like outside the public eye. My goal is to uncover as much truth as possible to show that we are all human, and NO ONE is better than anyone else.