IN PERSON: I Am More: Facing Stigma Workshop @ Portland Public Library
Join The Yellow Tulip Project’s Co-founder, Suzanne Fox, on Thursday, September 17th from 5:30-6:30pm for a powerful dialogue session on destigmatizing mental health in our greater Portland community. Inspired by the “I Am More: Facing Stigma” photo exhibit, which challenges stereotypes of what mental illness ‘looks like’, this workshop is an opportunity to identify the roots of stigma, amplify mental health awareness, and come together as a community to identify ways to smash the stigma every day.
About the Facilitator
Suzanne Fox co-founded The Yellow Tulip Project with her daughter Julia in 2016. She served as YTP’s Executive Director from its creation until June 2023 and currently serves as the Director of Global Initiatives, on the YTP Board of Directors and as an advisor to YTP’s special projects, like the “I Am More: Facing Stigma” photo exhibit. Suzanne is an out of the box thinker and a creator who loves working on projects that make a positive impact on this messy but beautiful world. Prior to her work as a mental health activist, Suzanne has over 30 years of experience in building understanding and cross-cultural awareness as an adjunct professor, principal of an intercultural consulting company and a facilitator. She has a B.A. in Asian Studies from Bowdoin College, an MA in Chinese Politics from the School of Oriental & African Studies in London and an MA in Global Mental Health from the University of Edinburgh.
About the Exhibit
I Am More: Facing Stigma will be on display in the Camden National Bank Community Gallery August 7 – September 19, 2026. This powerful black-and-white photography exhibit aims to erase the stigma that surrounds mental illness by expanding our perceptions and challenging expectations of what mental illness “looks like”. The courageous models in this exhibit are more than their depression, their anxiety, their eating disorder, their post-traumatic stress disorder, or being a suicide survivor. They are musicians, artists, nature lovers, parents, and friends; and they are all Facing Stigma. We hope that ‘I Am More: Facing Stigma’ sparks meaningful conversations and reminds folks that they are not alone. Together, we can smash the stigma surrounding mental illness. There is always hope and help out there.