Kaity is seventeen, a writer, a daughter, friend, etc. Among other things, she is a survivor of mental illness. Listen to her talk about her experiences, the stigma surrounding the word "mental illness," and learning to live and rise above her disorders.

Kaity Gee is a writer, photographer, and artist from Bay Area, California. Kaity is in the process of writing a chapbook of poetry, Human Origami. She is also writing two YA novels- The Dotted Line, and [cat.] Details about the projects can be found on their respective pages here.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx