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'They Are Us,' Part 6: I Can Be Well

Leslie Nelson sits in front of a wall, looking at the camera. Posters are hung up behind.
Barbara Heilman
Leslie Nelson is a START team leader with Howard Center. We hear from Nelson in this installment of "They Are Us."

Leslie Nelson has heard voices for as long as she can remember. She sees things other people don’t see. This is a conversation about what it’s like to be normal, from Leslie’s point of view, and the incredible power of finding people like herself to talk with about their normal lives with mental illness.

Listen to the full episode above. Have feedback or a story to share?

Featuring:

  • Leslie Nelson, START Team Leader, Howard Center

Resources:

  • (a VPR underwriter)

Aired Friday, Nov. 16 at 5:44 p.m.

Music for the series used with permission by and

Erica Heilman produces a podcast called Rumble Strip. Her shows have aired on NPR’s Day to Day, Hearing Voices, SOUNDPRINT, KCRW’s UnFictional, BBC Podcast Radio Hour, CBC Podcast Playlist and on public radio affiliates across the country. Rumble Strip airs monthly on ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý. She lives in East Calais, Vermont.

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