What my mental illness taught me

Khayali Dhanji shares what she's learned by embracing her mental illness.
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"I spent months impatiently waiting to outgrow my mental illness like an old pair of shoes." Exhausted by trying to fight her mental illness, speaker Khayali Dhanji decided she was going to try something new: embracing this indelible part of her. In this inspiring Talk, Khayali shares how her life changed for the better when she focused her energy on what she could gain for herself and give to the world as a result of her mental illness.
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