Mary Van Pelt Independent Radio Producer
Celebrating the resilience of the human spirit!		A voice for people labeled with mental illness. When we tell our stories we help others heal.
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Mary Van Pelt arrived on planet earth in December of 1955 during the same week that Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. In August of 1982 she found herself in a locked psychiatric ward, graduating three months later with a degree in Bipolar. She also holds a BA in Spanish from Adams State College. She is a strong advocate for social justice issues faced by people diagnosed with mental illness, especially in the arena of sustainable and meaningful employment. She lives in a log cabin home in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. Her e-mail address is papermouse@amigo.net