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Mental Health Resources

Sep 19, 2014

in Mental Health

RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES Descriptions are directly quoted from each resource’s website. DBSA: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance dbsalliance.org Support Groups Help Depression and bipolar disorder can be isolating illnesses, but DBSA support groups can help you connect with…
NAMI Week Nine

Sep 18, 2014

in Mental Health, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Stigma

Wednesday afternoon I attended the ninth week of NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Program ©. The class covered the following topics: Guest Speaker – Family Member – Steve Pitman Four Good Things about Hospitalization: To avoid the upheaval of a hospital stay, with the…
NAMI Family Member Guest Speaker

Sep 18, 2014

in Family, Mental Health, NAMI, Stigma

Yesterday afternoon at NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Program, we had the pleasure of listening to Steve Pitman, Board of Directors President of NAMI Orange County, who shared his experience as a family member of those living with mental illness. Here is…
Fight Cancer

Sep 17, 2014

in Cancer, Family, Gratitude

Time to give a shout out to both the American Cancer Society at cancer.org and the Lymphoma Research Foundation at lymphoma.org. Like many families, our family has been touched by cancer. Dearly loved ones have fought and are fighting cancer. We…
NAMI Week Eight

Sep 12, 2014

in Mental Health, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Recovery

Wednesday I attended class eight of the NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Program 2014 ©. The topics we covered are: What to do when you, or someone you know,may be contemplating suicide WARNING SIGNS FOR SUICIDE Threatening to hurt or kill…
Help My World is Chaos

Sep 10, 2014

in Acceptance, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Overwhelmed, Parenting, Triggers to Mood Cycling

We’ve been in the process of renovating our house over the last three years. My husband and I made the HUGE mistake of buying materials for several major projects up front, making decisions on the spot that should have been deferred…
Manic Temper Tantrum

Sep 9, 2014

in Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Marriage, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Last night I blew up and had a full-on manic temper tantrum. I forcefully threw my iPad down and then proceeded to flip over the kitchen table. Crap. I was at the end of my rope. I had overdone it over…
End Stigma

Sep 8, 2014

in Mental Health, Stigma
Why Do I Write? Kitt O’Malley

Sep 8, 2014

in Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Vocation, Writing

Why Do I Write? Kitt O’Malley. First published September 8, 2014 on STIGMAMA.com * I write for I am more than a mother and a wife. I am a writer. I write for I must. I write to keep my…
NAMI Target Exercise

Sep 8, 2014

in Mental Health, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Psychotherapy, Public Speaking, Recovery, Writing

Target Exercise: Relapse Prevention Planning © NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Course Week Seven Class Handouts (Rev. 2006) included the Target Exercise shown above, the text of which I’ve summarized below. In the bull’s-eye, we put what we MUST do, or MUST not…