Tag: Mental Illness
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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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Yes, I’ve Been Violent
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 anymore, but fair warning: don’t call me a f*cking b*tch. My slap is powerful, as…
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Love, Marriage & Mental Illness
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 each other, complement each other. Plus, we made a kid, now a young adult. Not…
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Published Author at Last!
Published Blogging for Bipolar Mental Health today! Visit Amazon.com/author/kittomalley. So excited!
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Sarah Fader: Parenting a Special Needs Child
Sarah Fader on parenting a special needs child with mental health challenges.
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My Answers to Marya Hornbacher’s Questions
I love lazily copying and pasting content I’ve written elsewhere and repurposing it as a blog post. Once again, I post my answers to Marya Hornbacher‘s follow-up survey questions about whether I see mental illness as a physical disease: Do you consider mental illness a chronic physical disease? Please explain your response. It depends on the diagnosis.…
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Marya Hornbacher’s Research about Mental lllness
What do you know about mental illness? By Gabby Abbott | Apr. 15, 2015 | 285 Submissions Author Marya Hornbacher is working on a book about mental illness. Her book will profile the lives of people who have a mental illness or who work in the field, and she’s trying to develop a deeper understanding…
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Been Busy
No wonder I’m exhausted! Friday I attended a NAMI California Regional Meeting in which we participated in NAMI Smarts for Advocacy Training. NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is a hands-on advocacy training program that helps people living with mental illness, friends and family transform their passion and lived experience into skillful grassroots advocacy. Basically, we learned how…
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Stuck to the Couch
Another brief update as I’m taking it easy, trying to get myself over yet another bout of gastroenteritis. (I do not suffer nearly as much as my son does, but it has me struck me down, glued to the couch, not wanting to stand or make any sudden movements.) Anyway… This upcoming weekend I am training with…