Alyssa Cypher
Madness Activist, Speaker, and Writer
Alyssa Cypher, MPA is a madness activist, speaker, writer, podcast host / guest, and self-appointed “professional crazy person.” Her work focuses on radical mental health, mad pride / mental illness acceptance, and the expertise and rights of people with lived experience.
Alyssa is the Founding Executive Director of Inside Our Minds, an organization that works to elevate the voices of people with lived experience of mental illness and madness in Pittsburgh. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Public Administration in Policy Research and Analysis from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.
Alyssa is a professional public speaker on madness, radical mental health, and mental illness. She is available for lectures, panels, workshops, and keynote speaker positions. In the past, she has presented at TEDxPittsburghWomen, AlphaLab, and Duquesne University.
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Alyssa writes on a variety of topics, including trauma, the personality disorders, discrimination, ableism/sanism, and general crazy person life.
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Alyssa is available as a consultant to help make your workplace or event inclusive for people with lived experience of mental illness and madness. She is also available for workshops on madness and mental illness for service providers and mental health professionals.
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