Kitt O’Malley

Tag: #NAMIWalks2016

NAMIWalks, Conferences, and Fatigue

Sep 21, 2016

in Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Mental Illness, NAMI, Recovery, Stigma, Triggers to Mood Cycling, Writing

This summer I’ve been recuperating from caring for my parents, going to the BlogHer16 women’s blogging conference, and training for NAMI In Our Own Voice. This upcoming weekend, I’m attending the Southern California Writers’ Conference, about which I’m understandably worried for I find conferences exhausting and am a bit anxious that I will be out of my…
Please Support Me – #NAMIOCWalker – Thanks!

Aug 18, 2016

in Discrimination, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Recovery, Stigma, Support Group

Please support me and team STIGMA SMASHERS as we walk 5K for NAMIWalks Orange County 2016. NAMI Orange County has been instrumental in my mental health recovery. NAMI Peer-to-Peer introduced me to the concept of mental health recovery and gave me HOPE. I volunteer as a Provider Education presenter and just trained to become an In Our…