Kitt O’Malley

Tag: Lent

Ten Year Anniversary of Hospitalization

Feb 14, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Gratitude, Marriage, Mental Health, Mood Cycling, Motherhood, Psychosis, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Triggers to Mood Cycling, Vocation

Ten years ago, two weeks preceding and including Valentine’s Day, I was hospitalized. Twenty years ago, I experienced a psychotic break during the same season: this season – the season of Lent. Though I do not attend church, this season moves me deeply. I could write more about seasonal affective disorder and how those of…
Lent | The Rites of Spring

Mar 7, 2014

in Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Theology, Triggers to Mood Cycling, Vocation

For many, spring is a time of celebration and remembrance. – Deseret News, March 7, 2009 Two days ago was Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Although I did not have my forehead smudged with ash, I do acknowledge my human mortality, I mourn and begin a period of atonement. For dust you are…