Northwest Texas Healthcare System — 2021 Hugh A. Pennal Lecture

401 South Buchanan Street,Amarillo TX 79101

14 September, 2021

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Please join us for the 2021 Pennal Lecture featuring Bassey Ikpi, author of "I'm Telling the Truth but I'm Lying." We invite you to join Northwest Texas Healthcare System Behavioral Health, Texas Tech Physicians Psychiatry and Texas Panhandle Centers for the 2021 Pennal Lecture featuring featuring Bassey Ikpi, author of "I'm Telling the Truth but I'm Lying." This deeply personal collection of essays explores Nigerian-American author Bassey Ikpi’s experiences navigating Bipolar II and anxiety throughout the course of her life. Bassey Ikpi was born in Nigeria in 1976. Four years later, she and her mother joined her father in Stillwater, Oklahoma — a move that would be anxiety ridden for any child, but especially for Bassey. Her early years in America would come to be defined by tension: an assimilation further complicated by Bipolar II and anxiety that would go undiagnosed for decades. By the time she was in her early twenties, Bassey was a spoken word artist and traveling with HBO's Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam, channeling her experiences into art. But something wasn’t right — beneath the facade of the confident performer, Bassey’s mental health was in a precipitous decline, culminating in a breakdown that resulted in hospitalization and a diagnosis of Bipolar II. Determined to learn from her experiences — and share them with others — Bassey became a mental health advocate and has spent the 14 years since her diagnosis examining the ways mental health is inextricably intertwined with every facet of ourselves and our lives. Viscerally raw and honest, the result is an exploration of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of who we are — and the ways, as honest as we try to be, each of these stories can also be a lie. CEs are available for attending this course. Please check the box when registering if you would like to receive CEs. Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a 495-bed academic teaching facility based in Amarillo, Texas, is well known for its heart, emergency, stroke and children's care as well as many other clinical services. The Texas Department of State Health Services has designated Northwest Texas Healthcare as the Lead Trauma Facility for the top 26 counties within the Texas Panhandle. A satellite emergency facility, Northwest Emergency at Town Square, expands the hospital's reach in providing trauma care to the region. Physicians are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of Northwest Texas Healthcare System. The hospital shall not be liable for actions or treatments provided by physicians. For language assistance, disability accommodations and the non-discrimination notice, visit our website.