# How Matthew Dixon Recovered From Schizophrenia And Biked Across Canada

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Podcast: [A Contagious Smile Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-contagious-smile-podcast-5769951)
Published: 2026-05-18T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://acontagioussmile.mn.co/
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Send us Fan Mail A schizophrenia diagnosis can feel like your life has been rewritten without your consent, and the hardest part is often the unknown: Will I get better, will I ever feel like myself again, and who will still see me as me? We talk with Matthew Dixon, who answers those questions with uncommon honesty, detail, and calm. He shares what it was like to go from university life to suicidal thoughts, psych ward stays, and years of disorienting mental pain and confusion, and how he kep...

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