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Description: Monica is an award-winning journalist, blogger and mental health advocate. She is the founder of the blog Meant to Live, where she works to raise awareness about suicide and help erase the stigma associated with mental illness. Her writing is also featured on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's A Healthier Michigan. She currently serves…
Instagram Twitter Facebook Mail Monica is an award-winning journalist, blogger and mental health advocate. She is the founder of the blog Meant to Live , where she works to raise awareness about suicide and help erase the stigma associated with mental illness. Her writing is also featured on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s A Healthier Michigan .
She currently serves as a communications specialist for Blue Cross and previously worked in communications for the State of Michigan and editor/reporter for the newspaper The Oakland Press.
Some of Monica’s accomplishments in her career include breaking the viral story “13 Reasons Why Not,” winning first place in News Enterprise Reporting by the Michigan Press Association, being named “Digital Innovator of the Year” by the Local Media Association, and receiving the Ambassador Award from the suicide prevention nonprofit Six Feet Over . She lives in metro Detroit with her husband and two cats, Katniss and Finnick.
Home – Writer. Mental illness awareness advocate.