Author - Al Levin
Al Levin is married and has four children. He is an assistant principal in a public elementary school and has been in the field of education for nearly twenty years. He has completed all of the coursework for a Co-Active coaching certificate through the Coaches Training Institute. The coaching work has allowed him to support the staff he works with in the public schools, as well as others who are seeking support in reaching their goals or working past challenging times in their lives.
He is someone who has recovered from a major depressive disorder, an illness that was quite debilitating for nearly six months of his life. Through this experience, he has become very passionate to learn more about mental health and supporting others with a mental illness; particularly men with depression. He speaks publicly for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and on his own.
He has a blog that focuses on depression, other forms of mental illness and suicide prevention. He has a podcast in which he interviews men who have dealt with depression and or other diagnoses. His blog and podcast can both be found at TheDepressionFiles.com. You can also find him on Twitter at @allevin18. He has been published in The Mighty, The Huffington Post, and Psych Central and featured in Esperanza Magazine.
He is someone who has recovered from a major depressive disorder, an illness that was quite debilitating for nearly six months of his life. Through this experience, he has become very passionate to learn more about mental health and supporting others with a mental illness; particularly men with depression. He speaks publicly for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and on his own.
He has a blog that focuses on depression, other forms of mental illness and suicide prevention. He has a podcast in which he interviews men who have dealt with depression and or other diagnoses. His blog and podcast can both be found at TheDepressionFiles.com. You can also find him on Twitter at @allevin18. He has been published in The Mighty, The Huffington Post, and Psych Central and featured in Esperanza Magazine.