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  • Balancing Act Book Launch Street Team

    Jul 8, 2019
    in Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Memoir, Mental Health, Writing

    ARC, book launch, street team, Advanced Reader Copy, book review

  • Which Website Design Do You Prefer?

    Jun 23, 2019
    in Blogging

     

  • Yes, I’ve Been Violent

    Jun 8, 2019
    in Bipolar Disorder, Intrusive Thoughts

    My Mental Illness and Violence Hi, I’m Kitt. I’m bipolar, and I’ve been violent. Mildly so, for the most part. Flipped over a table once. Been known to slap in response to being called a f*cking b*tch. Don’t do that…

  • I Spoke in Public!

    May 26, 2019
    in Acceptance, Bipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Depression, Hypomania, Mania, Memoir, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Blogging, Mental Illness, Mood Cycling, Motherhood, Psychosis, Psychotic Thought Process, Public Speaking, Stigma

    Thank you, Lianne Sauvage, for inviting me to share my mental health journey at Belmont High School’s Mental Health Assembly! For my speech, I adapted content from My Bipolar Thoughts, my memoir work-in-progress. The speech was scheduled for 25 minutes!…

  • Writing My Book and Speaking Out Loud

    May 21, 2019
    in Bipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Hypomania, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Public Speaking, Social Stimulation, Stress, Triggers to Mood Cycling

    This morning

  • Love, Marriage & Mental Illness

    Love, Marriage & Mental Illness

    May 18, 2019
    in Bipolar Disorder, Caregiving, Chronic Illness, Gratitude, Marriage, Mental Health

    Been married 22 years today. Started dating 25 years ago. Some of us living with mental illness can and do have stable relationships. Some of us need someone else in our lives. My husband and I support each other, help…

  • Eulogy to Grandma

    My Eulogy to Grandma

    Apr 22, 2019
    in Family, Grief

    This afternoon I came across the memorial announcement for my grandmother’s death (which brought tears to my eyes) and the eulogy I wrote for her memorial (which I share with you, for I still believe that God calls us to…

  • Progress Comes in Small Steps

    Small Steps

    Apr 15, 2019
    in Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Family, Grief, Nature

    Progress sometimes comes in small steps. This weekend I walked the dog with my husband, which meant I stepped away from my computer and actually went outside. Beautiful outside. Weather warm. Sky clear. Saddleback Mountain gorgeous, every nook and cranny…

  • Who, Me, Dating?

    Apr 9, 2019
    in Bipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Family, Hypomania, Mania, Marriage, Mental Health, Mental Health Blogging, Mental Illness, Psychosis

    At age 30, Kitt O’Malley moved in with her parents after treatment for debilitating depression resulted in psychotic mania which left her unable to do her work as a licensed marriage and family therapist. She left her career aspirations behind, and she…

  • Best Bipolar Disorder Blogs of 2019

    Apr 8, 2019
    in Bipolar Disorder, Blogging, Mental Health

    Thank you, Healthline, for selecting me as a best bipolar disorder blog of 2019! Article is shared here.

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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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