Ending the Silence Archives

I haven’t really blogged since I published my book, “Balancing Act: Writing Through a Bipolar Life.” Will I start writing again? For some time I did a bunch of podcast interviews, which you can find on my Media page. But the interviews started to bore me. I was telling the same story over and over…

End the Silence

Feb 5, 2015

in Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Public Speaking

Yesterday morning I attended a NAMI Ending the Silence presentation at an Orange County high school. I hope to soon train to become an Ending the Silence presenter for my local NAMI Orange County chapter. Since I’m running on empty, here I simply quote verbatim (yes, once again, I just copied and pasted the content) NAMI’s Ending the Silence home page…

What I’m Working On Now

Jan 27, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Mental Health, NAMI, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Last Thursday, I interviewed at NAMI Orange County to participate in two of their programs: NAMI Ending the Silence NAMI Ending the Silence is an in-school presentation about mental health designed for high school students. Students can learn about mental illness directly from family members and individuals living with mental illness themselves. NAMI Provider Education The NAMI…

NAMI Ending the Silence

Jan 1, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Mental Health Advocacy, Migraine, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Recovery, Stigma, Volunteering

Today is the first day of 2015. I’m bundled under covers in my bed typing on my laptop. My husband brought me cornflakes and coffee, so he could watch The Omen downstairs in Spanish. I am a scaredy cat and cannot watch movies with ominous (get it? the Omen, ominous) music tracks, even if I…

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