Meet Victoria Molta
Victoria Molta is an author, mental health advocate, and television producer at East Haven Connecticut Public Television. With over four decades of lived experience with serious mental illness, Victoria brings a deeply personal and empowering perspective to her writing and advocacy work.
Her memoir, Lost Before I Could See, chronicles a lifetime of challenges, resilience, recovery, and hope while offering readers an honest look into the realities of living with mental illness.
Victoria holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Vermont and has written extensively about mental health recovery, housing advocacy, and social inclusion. Her essays have appeared in mental health journals, anthologies, and newspaper editorials throughout the country.
She was the first person in recovery to be openly hired by the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Connecticut, where she coordinated more than 130 public presentations in a single year. Victoria later worked as a peer mentor at the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health and supported individuals through mental health clubhouses, warmlines, and housing organizations.
Victoria also created and hosted the award-winning television program You and Your Mental Wellness, which highlighted the voices of mental health leaders, advocates, and community members throughout Connecticut.
Today, Victoria continues to advocate for awareness, dignity, compassion, and recovery for all those impacted by mental illness. She lives near Long Island Sound with her husband of more than 30 years and their rescue dog, Mandy.
