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Have I Fucked Up?

Aug 4, 2015

Okay, so now I’m wondering, have I fucked up? Am I not writing enough? Am I not engaging with my readers? How the fuck am I ever going to get anything done? It seems like I spend all my waking hours on the computer. Well, I actually DO spend virtually all my waking hours on…

Podcast Preview

Aug 1, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Family, Mania, Mental Illness, Mood Cycling, Mysticism, Psychosis, Recovery, Stigma, Vocation, Writing

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Adam Lennon of SeaTread Studios. Adam, like me, lives with bipolar disorder. In April of 2014, Adam had a severe manic episode after taking medication that should have been complemented with a stabilizer. This “woke up” his bipolar genes, which would ultimately have devastating consequences for his…

Thursday I Did A Lot

Jul 31, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Blogging, Disability, Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, Mood Cycling, NAMI, Parenting, Triggers to Mood Cycling, Vocation, Volunteering, Writing

So Thursday I did a lot. Much more than I would usually do. Much more outside our home. Off the couch. In the community. Among colleagues and friends. What did I do, you wonder? Well, to start with I volunteered from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm at my local NAMI Orange County. I assisted their…

And Then There Was @KittOMalley @Robrt_M_Goldste & @_thenewsexy

Jul 25, 2015

in Gratitude, Mental Health, Poetry

Ericka Arthur aka authenticitee aka e wrote this beautiful prayer poem to me (who lives with bipolar disorder), Robert Goldstein (who lives with dissociative identity disorder), and Julia aka sexyschizo (who lives with schizoaffective disorder). Thank you, e.

Words Do Not Flow

Jul 14, 2015

in Mental Health, Mindfulness, Poetry, Writing

My Response to Laura A. Lord’s “Of Roots and Wreckage”

Jun 15, 2015

in Poetry, Writing

My Response to Laura A. Lord‘s Of Roots and Wreckage Answering the call of Laura Lord’s poetry I write not as a poet For I have not Lord’s skill nor gift But in response to her words moving mine That, in itself, is testimony to how her words transport me Her words take me to places…

Stigma Fighters Anthology

May 31, 2015

in Discrimination, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Stigma, Writing

Stigma Fighters Anthology is now on sale on Amazon! As a contributor, I am now officially a “published” author. I am SO excited! Thank you CEO and Founder Sarah Fader, Executive Board Director Allie Burke, and all the other brave and wonderful Stigma Fighters for making this anthology possible. Ever wondered what it feels like to be ostracized from your own…

Kitt O’Malley: Featured Poet

May 23, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Poetry, Writing

To have Laura A. Lord, a bona fide, gifted, published poet, someone formally educated in writing, feature me on her site as a “poet”… well, I’m flattered to say the least. Check out Laura’s work at LauraALord.com. She’s awesome. Her writing blows me away.

Laura A. Lord’s Of Roots and Wreckage

May 19, 2015

in Poetry

In Of Roots and Wreckage, Laura A. Lord moves us with the imagery that has come to define her poetry. Whether looking into the brutal truths of where one calls home to moments of reveling in the joy and pain of an aging body – Lord is to exploring in raw honesty the smallest of…

Thoughts Intrude

May 3, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Intrusive Thoughts, Mental Health, Poetry, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Thoughts intrude Throw plate in sink Let it shatter loudly I see myself doing it The image, the impulse is there There – in my mind No! I respond Turn left NOW in front of oncoming traffic No! No! No! Don’t do it Wait for the green arrow Yell at, argue with, my son, my husband…

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