“What an amazing turnout and incredible experience Meg provided for our students.  We have all remarked over the last few days on the way she sustained the attention of students and the feedback we have received from them is incredibly positive.  Thank you for your thoughtful presence, warm style, and openness in sharing your experience.  I think it has really made a difference here and set a precedent for programming that will serve us for a long time.”

— Stephanie J. Kendall, Ph.D. Director Hamel Health & Counseling

Merrimack College

“Meg Hutchinson delivered a phenomenal performance and presentation at the Active Minds National Mental Health on Campus Conference.  Our students, campus staff and administrators, and general attendees were delighted by the session and left inspired and energized.  Meg carefully considered the goals of the conference and her audience and shared a combination of her music and personal story in a thoughtful and engaging manner that raised awareness, provided key education, and motivated powerful advocacy.  Her ability to address issues of mental health, struggle, treatment, recovery, coping and self-care through music provided a different avenue into these topics and offered a much needed change of pace from typical conference session formats.  .”

— Sara Abelson, MPH Program Director, Active Minds Inc.

“Meg Hutchinson is like a combination of  Benjamin Franklin providing simple but profound words to live by, Florence Nightingale healing deep wounds, and a lark singing of better times ahead for persons with serious mental illness in recovery.  Palpably sharing her own experience in using mind/body transformation and holistic approaches to recovery, Meg highlights the need to shift our treatment models to better address the physical, spiritual and creative needs of persons with serious mental illness.  She has a comfortable, engaging presence in front of an audience that can disarm the doubters to at least actively consider her points of view.  Meg is a cornucopia of wisdom, warmth and entertainment.”

- Jeffrey Geller, MD, MPH Professor of Psychiatry, UMASS Medical School

“Meg speaks in a voice disarmingly authentic. Her spontaneity and conversational tone readily invite a deeper dialogue. And when she sings, she touches a place in the human heart that only great art can. Her approach clearly resonates with students at my college for whom her message has proven transformative..”

— Ted Rueff, PsyD, LP Associate Director Health & Wellness Center

Macalester College

“Meg does what few mental health speakers can: have a laid back, hopeful, and matter-of-fact conversation with her audience. Her ability to connect through story and song both entertains and reminds us that one need not choose between mental wellness and creativity. I am thankful for her partnership as we work to eliminate stigma among tomorrow's leaders.”

— Maggie Bertram, Speaker and Program Manager, Active Minds, Inc. 

“Meg Hutchinson is an extraordinary singer, songwriter, and advocate for those with mental illness.  She is  able to articulate the experience of mania and depression in a way I have not heard before; she is also able to weave together her music,  life story, and hope in a beautiful and  profoundly moving way.”

- Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

What Active Minds college students are saying:

“Meg Hutchinson was so very approachable and open, I really enjoyed her.”

“Meg is just wonderful. She inspires me to be creative through her music and her willingness to relate to us. She gave me many things to think about as far as programming for my campus chapter.”

“Meg Hutchinson's presentation moved me so much. I really hope I can invite a speaker like that to my school next semester.”

“Meg Hutchinson continues to make my jaw drop - I can't wait until she comes to my campus.”