About Marie Shanley / Mxiety®
About M (she/her/hers)
Marie Shanley, aka Mxiety, has been advocating for open mental health dialogue and reviewing resources since 2017. She is a speaker, writer, editor, and consultant sharing her experiences through her content to promote vulnerability, self-kindness, and empathy towards others.
Her goal in her work, especially her live show, is to use her personal experience living with Depression, Anxiety, and ADHD as well as being part of the LGBTQ community to encourage self-acceptance. By sharing her story of recovery, she hopes to help others think beyond what they expect emotional health to mean.
She’s most passionate about making mental health resources open and available (creating events to raise funds for non-profits providing therapy scholarships and information), reducing stigma, gaming and pop culture.
Her work has been featured by To Write Love On Her Arms, The Mighty, Take This, Tiny Buddha, and more. Her debut book, a collection of essays entitled "Well That Explains It," was published in 2019.
Notable achievements since starting on Oct 10, 2017:
Self-Published biography “Well That Explains It”
Interviewed over 200+ mental health experts, activists, and content creators
Panelist on Dr Chelsea Clinton led panel “Full Focus: An In-Depth Look at What ADHD Means for Women”
Hosted post-show panel for Webby-awarded "Night, Mother on Twitch" live performance
Writing featured on To Write Love on Her Arms, The Mighty, TakeThis.org, Yahoo Health, Tiny Buddha, and Medium
Logitech for Creators Change Council member 2022
TakeThis Community Review Board member (2022-ongoing) and Ambassador (est.2018)
Part of LinkedIn’s Inaugural Creator Accelerator Program (2022 U.S. Participants)
Guest lecturer at Appalachian State University and American University on the topic of “Streaming and Mental Health.”
Panelist for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation’s Twitch Panel on Digital Mental Health for World Mental Health Awareness Day
Repeat Panelist at The International Gaming Summit on Mental Health 2019, 2020
Panelist at PAX East 2020, PAX Online 2020, Pax Online 2021, Pax East 2022, Pax East 2023
Twitch Con Panelist 2023
Raised over $10,000 for mental health charities
Partnered with Twitch, part of the Twitch Women’s Guild
Ambassador for Safe In Our World since 2020
BroadcastHER Grant recipient Spring 2020
She’s Interviewed:
Ali Mattu, PhD; Anika Sarkeesian and the Games Hotline; Duff the Psych; M Abeo of Faces of Fortitude; and Chad Moses of To Write Love On Her Arms [and over 100 more]
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Please see her contact page. She is available as a guest speaker, talk show host, writer, and consultant.