NAMI Anne Arundel County
Organization
36 segments · 9 themes · 7 events · 8 videos
Primary beneficiary and long-term partner
Themes covered
- Community Healing · 17 segments
- Stigma Reduction · 15 segments
- Depression · 11 segments
- Art Therapy · 7 segments
- Anxiety · 7 segments
- PTSD Trauma · 7 segments
- Grief Loss · 5 segments
- Veteran Experience · 4 segments
- Addiction Recovery · 2 segments
Events involved
- SYT Annapolis 2025
- My Fit Speaks 2024
- SYT Annapolis 2024
- SYT Annapolis 2023
- SYT Annapolis 2022
- SYT Annapolis 2021
- SYT Annapolis 2020
Often appears alongside
- Tyler Calabrese · 18 shared segments
- David Idemudia · 12 shared segments
- Malcolm McFadden · 9 shared segments
- Patrick Finn · 6 shared segments
- Joey Gagliardi · 4 shared segments
- Christine Russell · 3 shared segments
- Carter Flay · 2 shared segments
- Unknown Speaker 12 · 2 shared segments
- Renee · 1 shared segment
- Unknown Speaker 5 · 1 shared segment
- Unknown Speaker 15 · 1 shared segment
- Hillary Thompson · 1 shared segment
- …and 13 more
Segments
- Felicia’s Opening Remarks – Serenity Gallery & SYT Fashion Show Introduction Felicia, the curator of the ‘Serenity’ gallery exhibit, opens the My Fit Speaks fashion show by describing how she chose to transform a solo exhibit into a 29-artist collaborative… · 2025-10-31
- Zach Sandler Shares Bipolar Disorder Story and Musical Journey Zach Sandler, a Broadway musical theater actor and composer known for playing piano in Wicked, delivers a deeply personal spoken-word narrative chronicling three psychiatric hospit… · 2025-07-13
- Sean McGuinn — Suicide Survival Story Sean McGuinn, a kindergarten environmental educator in Anne Arundel County and first-time SYT attendee, delivers a raw personal narrative about surviving a suicide attempt by hangi… · 2025-07-13
- MC Introductions and Event Housekeeping — David and Malcolm David Idemudia and Malcolm McFadden (Justice the Genius Child) co-host the MC introduction segment for SYT 2025, sharing a brief origin story of how they and Tyler Calabrese co-fou… · 2025-07-13
- Carter Flay — Spirituality, Mental Illness & Finding Ground Carter Flay delivers a candid personal speech about navigating spiritual exploration during the onset of mental illness, describing how impulsive religious behavior intertwined wit… · 2024-07-14
- Dana Denise — ‘The Last Thing I’ll Think Of’ Original Song Dana Denise, an Annapolis-based singer-songwriter and co-organizer of the Annapolis Songbird Festival, introduces her work providing storytelling platforms for survivors of abuse b… · 2024-07-14
- Raffle Drawing with MC Commentary and Joe Gagliardi Art Donation David Idemudia hosts the SYT 2023 raffle drawing, calling winning ticket numbers and distributing prizes including gift cards, a wellness basket, and sponsored items from NAMI and… · 2023-07-09
- Hillary Thompson – Poetry on Childhood, Trauma, and Life Hillary Thompson, a poet diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, delivers three original spoken-word pieces exploring childhood, maternal trauma, inner turmoil, and the daily re-discov… · 2023-07-09
- Patrick Finn – Personal Story on Faith, Identity, and Mental Health Patrick Finn delivers a deeply personal spoken-word testimony at SYT 2023, sharing his journey through bipolar disorder with psychotic features, PTSD, an eating disorder, self-harm… · 2023-07-09
- MC Introductions & Ground Rules — Malcolm & David Malcolm McFadden (aka Justice the Genius Child) and David Idemudia open the 7th annual Speak Your Truth! event as co-emcees, welcoming the audience to a safe and supportive space f… · 2023-07-09
- Tyler Calabrese Opening Remarks & Personal Story Dr. Tyler Calabrese opens the 7th annual Speak Your Truth! event by welcoming returning and first-time attendees, acknowledging NAMI as the evening’s beneficiary, and sharing a dee… · 2023-07-09
- Heather — NAMI Recovery Support Group Advocacy Heather, a seven-year NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group facilitator, shares her personal journey with bipolar disorder and anxiety, describing how attending her first NAMI mee… · 2022-07-17
- Heather — NAMI Connection Group Personal Story A brief transitional moment in which a speaker named Heather is introduced and welcomed to the stage by the emcee and audience at the 2022 SYT event. The transcript captures only t… · 2022-07-17
- Joe Gagliardi — Stand-Up Comedy Joe Gagliardi, a US Marine veteran and stand-up comic, delivers a high-energy comedy set blending self-deprecating humor about his weight, aging, marriage, and post-military life w… · 2022-07-17
- Patrick Finn — ‘My Dark Parrot’ Spoken Word Patrick Finn, a NAMI Maryland facilitator and peer-to-peer counselor living with bipolar disorder (with psychotic features), PTSD, and a recovered eating disorder, delivers his spo… · 2022-07-17
- Carter Flay — Spoken Word on Schizophrenia and Belief Carter Flay delivers an introspective spoken word piece in which he discloses his schizophrenia diagnosis and shares a series of wide-ranging personal beliefs — from spirituality a… · 2022-07-17
- Christine Russell — NAMI Anne Arundel Introduction & Resources Christine Russell, representing NAMI Anne Arundel County, briefly addresses the audience to highlight free community mental health resources including the Family-to-Family class, C… · 2022-07-17
- MC Welcome & Event Origin Story David Idemudia serves as MC for the 6th Annual SYT event, welcoming the audience with high energy, recounting the origin story of SYT as a NAMI fundraiser that evolved from a propo… · 2022-07-17
- Pre-Show Housekeeping Announcement An unidentified emcee delivers a brief pre-show housekeeping announcement to the assembled audience, directing attendees to visit vendors, grab food, and make donations to NAMI bef… · 2022-07-17
- Renee Ruin: ”Wounds Volume 2” — Writing as Catharsis and Mental Health Advocacy Renee Ruin, a poet, podcaster, and mental health ambassador diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, introduces her poetr… · 2022-07-16
- Patrick Finn - My Dark Parent and Heather’s Poem Patrick Finn performs two spoken-word pieces: his own poem ”My Dark Parent,” a visceral metaphor for bipolar disorder and PTSD written during a PTSD attack, and a poem by his abs… · 2021-07-09
- Joe Gagliardi - Comedy Set Joe Gagliardi, a US Marine veteran and stand-up comedian from Annapolis, delivers a 13-minute comedy set blending self-deprecating humor about aging, pandemic life, and military se… · 2021-07-09
- Christina - Bipolar, GAD, and BPD Poems Christina, a former NAMI facilitator, shares a set of original spoken-word poems written as personal coping tools, each addressing a specific diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder, Generaliz… · 2021-07-09
- Julie Larkins - Three Decades of Mental Health Self-Talk Jackie, a community coach, advocate, and founder of Revealing Colors, delivers a powerful spoken-word performance titled ‘Three Decades of Self-Talk’ — an unfiltered, age-by-age jo… · 2021-07-09
- Fred Delph - NAMI Anne Arundel County Introduction Fred Delph, Executive Director of NAMI Anne Arundel County, introduces the organization to the SYT audience, explaining its national structure, local affiliate programs, support gr… · 2021-07-09
- Dr. Tyler Calabrese Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. Tyler Calabrese delivers the opening welcome remarks for Speak Your Truth 2021, recounting the event’s five-year history as a fundraiser for NAMI Anne Arundel County co-founded… · 2021-07-09
- Closing Remarks – Tyler, David, and Malcolm Tyler Calabrese, David Idemudia, and Malcolm McFadden close out the SYT 2020 live stream with warm remarks reflecting on the virtual format, a brief discussion of mindfulness groun… · 2020-06-25
- David Idemudia – ‘ADD’ Spoken Word Performance David Idemudia, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, delivers a spoken word performance titled ‘ADD,’ exploring themes of mental health, attention, and personal identity through poet… · 2020-06-25
- Patrick Finn – ‘My Dark Parrot’ Slam Poem and NAMI Connections Malcolm McFadden performs an impromptu spoken-word piece titled ‘ADD, a humorous yet candid exploration of living with Attention Deficit Disorder. The segment opens with Malcolm an… · 2020-06-25
- Joe Gagliardi: Marine Veteran Story and Stand-Up Comedy Joe Gagliardi, a US Marine Iraq War veteran, stand-up comedian, and Annapolis resident, shares his personal mental health story — including the death of his sister before his first… · 2020-06-25
- Patrick Finn Discusses NAMI Connections Program Following his spoken-word performance, Patrick Finn speaks with the host about the NAMI Connections program, explaining his dual role as a group facilitator and licensed peer-to-pe… · 2020-06-25
- Patrick Finn: ”My Dark Parrot” Slam Poem Patrick Finn performs his original slam poem ‘My Dark Parrot,’ a visceral spoken-word piece using the metaphor of an invisible parrot to personify PTSD, intrusive thoughts, and sui… · 2020-06-25
- MCs Discuss Chris Haslam’s Story Malcolm McFadden and a co-MC reflect on Chris Haslin’s video segment, discussing the common barrier of feeling one’s problems aren’t significant enough to share, and emphasizing th… · 2020-06-25
- Randy ”Preach” Atterson: Spoken Word Performance Randy ‘Preach’ Atterson delivers a spoken word performance at the SYT 2020 Annapolis live stream event. The transcript for this segment is unavailable due to auto-caption artifacts… · 2020-06-25
- David & Malcolm Opening Remarks and Welcome David Idemudia delivers opening remarks at the 2020 Speak Your Truth! livestream, introducing himself as a licensed social worker, therapist, and community activist, while expressi… · 2020-06-25
- Stream Opening The opening segment of the SYT 2020 Annapolis live stream, hosted by Dr. Tyler Calabrese, serving as a pre-show introduction to the event and its mission of raising mental health a… · 2020-06-25