Kitt O’Malley

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  • I'm at a Loss…

    Nov 2, 2016
    in Bipolar Parenting, Caregiving, Chronic Illness, Dementia, Mental Health, Migraine, Motherhood, Parenting, Psychotherapy, Self care

    My son has missed WAY too much school this year. He’s attending a private school where he gets one-on-one attention and learns at his own pace, so he simply falls behind and the charges for missed classes just keep adding…

  • Fragile

    Nov 1, 2016
    in Bipolar Disorder, Caregiving, Depression, Hypomania, Mental Health, Self care

  • DEAR READER: Boundaries, Intimacy, and Trust

    Nov 1, 2016
    in Alcoholism, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health

    My post published today on Organic Coffee, Haphazardly. Yes, I have boundary issues.

  • Nothering, Too Good, or Good Enough Mother?

    Oct 16, 2016
    in Caregiving, Migraine, Motherhood, Parenting, Self care

    Feminine Collective published Good Enough Mothering, a poem of mine about mothering a migraineur. Check it out: femininecollective.com/good-enough-mother/

  • World Mental Health Day: Psychological First Aid

    Oct 10, 2016
    in Mental Health

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  • Wave the White Flag

    Oct 7, 2016
    in Caregiving, Family, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Poetry, Self care

    Need to write out the pain and exhaustion in my heart Pain and grieving my parents’ dementias Pain and exhaustion caring for my son Must back off both Must take care of myself Must Must Must Must take care of…

  • Cocooning

    Oct 6, 2016
    in Caregiving, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Poetry, Self care

    Cocooning Recovering from social demands From social interaction From caring for others My son My husband My parents From caring about too many From caring too much You may not hear from me You may not read much from me…

  • Happy Anniversary to KittOMalley.com

    Sep 27, 2016
    in Blogging, Medication Side Effects, Migraine, Parenting, Writing

    I’ve been blogging for three years! Yay! Hope to do more writing. Hands full this week caring for my son.  He’s going through a rough patch. His migraine medication (anti-seizure medication topiramate aka Topamax) interferes with his memory and cognition…

  • Toast

    Sep 26, 2016
    in Family, Writing

    I remember when I was seven years old – the day I turned seven. We, my sister and I, were staying at the Hans Brinker Inn in the Netherlands as our parents enjoyed two weeks in Paris. I was furious…

  • The Rebel and His Mother

    Sep 22, 2016
    in Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Disability, Motherhood, Parenting, Poetry

    The Rebel When my son was a preschooler in daycare His class had a field trip to the local In ‘N Out As we walked back to the daycare center My son held my hand We walked in pairs down…

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Kitt O’Malley is an author, mental health advocate, public speaker, and former psychotherapist who lives with bipolar disorder.

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