Personal Stories

Karen Liberman

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Photo by Barry Shainbaum.

You see, for me, hope, healing and recovery are not individual attainments or life states. Like the best meal or song or spectacular view, these are most profoundly felt when shared with others. I will forever thank MOOD DISORDERS ASSOCIATION for allowing me to share this finest of all gifts.

On Tuesday morning August 27 1997, I awoke at 10:37 am on the psychiatric ward in Sunnybrook Hospital and I was well. After fifteen years of indescribable emotional, cognitive, and physical pain, I was well. After six psychiatrists, seventeen hospital stays, twenty-seven different medications, twenty-four electro-convulsive therapy treatments, countless amounts of psycho-therapy, I was well. Having experienced spontaneous remission after one dose of a new medication (that I would continue with for the next twelve years), I was well.

Michael Deane

Board Role:

Board Chair

With an uncommon blend of business and lived experience, Michael Deane is Senior Management Executive and co-owner of All Points Relocation, a company of over 100 employees along with his partner.

Michael's accomplishments include work with technology partners to design and implement a new operating system and workflow management integration with accounting software, and Compass+, a web portal for assignees coming to Canada. He has spearheaded technology to enhance customer service experience. Michael also has two different web designs as rebranding exercises and platform transitions to his credit.

Michael holds a Master's Degree in History from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Toronto.

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