Michael Wallace Foundation for Mental Wellness

Conversation Corner

Nurturing your mental well-being is much like tending a garden. It requires ongoing care.  We do that better when we can learn from each other. And we only do that by sharing.

I Wonder

I Wonder

I Wonder...Wonder if you miss me as much as I miss you. Wonder if you are here with me or where you are. Wonder what your doing and if your ok. Always on my mind. Forever in my heart. Missing you something terrible....

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OCD Walk – Boston

OCD Walk – Boston

OCD Walk - Boston...My team for The OCD Walk In Boston today. 27 team members this year![dmg_masonry_gallery _builder_version="4.14.8" _module_preset="default" gallery="8746,8745,8744,8743,8742,8741,8740,8739,8738,8737"...

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One Year

One Year

One Year...One year? Already? It's such a short time but it feels like forever since I've seen you. Heard you talk to me, laugh with me, sing with me. Buddy, you were one of my greatest friends and I didn't really get...

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We Need To Do Better

We Need To Do Better

We Need To Do Better...Upsets me so much when people make suicide a joke or something that people should be ashamed of.   Whispering around me about Jon Morrell. I am not ashamed of my son I love him.   Is that a face of...

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Happy Birthday, Mikey!

Happy Birthday, Mikey!

Happy Birthday, Mikey...One of the very first memories I have as a child is looking up at the maternity ward at Leominster Hospital to see our mother standing there holding our brand new baby brother at the window for us...

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Day 300

Day 300

Day 300...Today is day 300 without you. Everyday when I wake up from my little broken sleep I think it's just a nightmare and it didn't happen. Then reality slaps me in the face and I relive your death all over again....

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Stop Bullying

Stop Bullying

Stop Bullying...This message is for everyone in the world. It completely saddens me that we in this world have done nothing to spare our young from bullying.   Want to know some things about bullying , depression,...

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8 Months

8 Months

8 Months Ago...8 months ago my life changed forever and not for the better. A nightmare had come true. In a matter of a second you were gone. That phone call at 2:47 pm forever changed my life.   You shined as bright as...

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Teach Your Children to be Kind

Teach Your Children to be Kind

Teach Your Children to be Kind...So I have written to Jons peers. This is for the parents and I would like this to be shared as it's not just for parents at my children's school. This is where my son Jon Morrell is laid...

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6 Months

6 Months

6 Months Without You...Six months without your infectious smile and laugh.   How is that possible? How did such a bright light extinguish so early?   So many times you and I talked about what happens as a teenager has so...

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It Doesn’t Define You

It Doesn’t Define You

It Doesn't Define You...It is said that the choices we make in life define us.   I just want you to know Jon Morrell that your final choice does not define who you are.   You were an amazing young man that had a lot of...

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