2001 I lost all hope and had a suicide attempt. I did not know that the best was yet to come.
2007 I got my university degree.
2008 I started to work in research.
2009 I became a mentor for high-school girls on the online platform Cybermentor.
2011 I started my PhD.
2014 I got married and my first child was born.
2015 I finished my PhD trajectory.
2016 I started my Post-doc.
2019 My second child was born. I was awarded with the “Distinguished Women in Science Fund” by the LNVH.
2020 I got the prestigious VENI research grant for my work in brain research, cancer and microscope development.
2021 I got several other research grants and awards, such as the STEM ambassador of the year.
2021 I became a volunteer for the non-profit mental health organization Dragonfly Mental Health.
2021 I started my mental health and stigma blog annaschueth.com and have reached over 4 million people worldwide with the posts.
I could not be more happy with how my life turned out.
I am glad I am alive and grateful for every single day.
I have many goals and I am excited for a bright future ahead.
#nevergiveup #thebestisyettocome
September is #suicidepreventionawareness month and with sharing my story I want to help to #breakthestigma.
Talking about this can help to save lives. I takes me a lot of courage to speak about this, but more than anything I want to help others.
