Lisa Linger, MS
AFFILIATE MEMBER • Founder & Director
Mental Health in Motion Dance Company
contact@mentalhealthinmotion.org
The mission of Mental Health in Motion is to provide mental health education, advocacy, and awareness through creative means. The main way we do this is through dance stories. I am a Nationally Certified Counselor and have extensive dance training. The experience of both has allowed me to dive deeper into the intricacies of mental and social health issues and develop dance productions that turn the invisible into a visual format, allowing audience members to take the head knowledge and drop it into a heart knowledge. When I worked as a clinician, one of the largest gaps I saw in our overall system was the lack of mental health education within the general public. We're working to change that in a way that is accessible and inviting, allows for deeper thought, and creates a long-lasting impact for the community. Since forming Mental Health in Motion, I have worked with a large variety of community organizations and businesses to develop dance story productions around a diverse set of topics including but not limited to: grief, living with HIV, systems surrounding refugees, stroke recovery, preventative mental health care, and the process of change.