Category: Acceptance
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Self-Care and Acceptance of Bipolar on WebMD
Thank you, Alan Smith, of Creative Cabin Studios, for filming me about self-care and acceptance of living with bipolar for WebMD. Alan’s videography is stunning. Check out the video on WebMD at https://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/video/video-bipolar-acceptance
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In My Own Voice
Back in 2016, after my local NAMI Orange County office hosted an In Our Own Voice (IOOV) training, I recorded these videos on my YouTube channel. In Our Own Voice (IOOV) Hi, I’m Kitt O’Malley The National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, is the nation’s largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons…
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It’s A Wrap Podcast with Ron Rapaport
Many thanks to Ron Rapaport for featuring me on his podcast, It’s a Wrap with Rap. Ron is a male breast cancer survivor and an advocate for the Male Breast Cancer Coalition. Ron’s podcast features those who’ve overcome adversity, inspire, motivate and educate. Listen to “Kitt O’Malley-Her Lifelong Journey With Bipolar” on Spreaker. Kitt O’Malley has…
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In My Own Voice
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My Mental Health Journey
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I Spoke in Public!
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! I plan to refine these speaking notes and use them again for future speaking engagements:…
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Now Grief Feels Like Nothing
Unlike grief theories that propose defined stages, grief is not linear, nor is it universal. We grieve differently. Now I feel nothing. I’m numb. My psychologist describes it as “taking care of business,” reframing what I’m going through, my coping mechanism, in a positive way. Quoting MedlinePlus, NIH, U.S. National Library of Medicine at https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001530.htm…
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Please Support Me #NAMIWalks #JoinTheMovement
Please support me as I raise money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). NAMI Orange County has been instrumental in my mental health recovery. Help Me Support NAMI NAMI’s Peer-to-Peer course introduced me to the concept of mental health recovery and gave me HOPE. As a NAMI Provider Education presenter and In…
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Inspiration with E Radio Show Premiere
Humbled that gifted poet Ericka Arthur invited me to be a guest on her Inspiration with E Radio Show Premiere on Sunday, August 20th at 7pm EDT (4pm PDT). If you didn’t tune in at GrindHardRadio.com, go to the show’s recording at Inspiration with E Radio Show Premiere. My interview starts at minute 19. DiShan Washington’s at about minute…
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Mini Thanksgivings
This weekend my sister visited and we celebrated Thanksgiving twice with our parents. Friday we joined our mother at her memory care community and joined their festivities. That afternoon and early dinner went very well. We had fun decorating her room and organizing photos. Saturday we brought our father to visit our mother for lunch.…