Thank you to everyone who read and commented on the last blog post I Want To Write, But What About My Shame? Yesterday I had my best day for views and…
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First, a disclaimer. I am not a therapist, psychiatrist, doctor, or anyone with expertise in mental illness. The views here are my own. They may trigger emotions. I am going to…
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I am taking a wonderful writer’s workshop/workout with Nadine Kenney Johnstone on Monday’s. It is closed off for membership for the time being, but it is worth watching her website to…
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Mental Health Planning and Writing Writing Bipolar Writing ResourcesWhy My Writing Workshops Have Been Better Than Therapy
I have been in therapy for years. Some therapists were better than others. BUT, I have never come out of a therapy session on a realistic cloud nine. Not an “oh…
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Freedom and Independence Mental Health Writing BipolarWrapping Up 2020, My Horrible, Wonderful Year
At the beginning of 2020, no one knew what was in store. Glenn and I had plans to travel to multiple countries when we weren’t basking in the sun in our…
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If you are like me, you have self-doubt and perfectionist tendencies when writing. There are stops and starts and then glances at Facebook, a chat with my husband, and my productive…
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Here I am sitting at my computer that is on its last legs, coming down from a high of a great week-long ADHD Writers Workshop and realizing that as my computer…
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When I started writing my memoirs, seriously, I went into full project mode. This is not necessarily a good thing as I can dive so far in that I lose track…
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My husband and I are watching the eighth season of Homeland, a TV series recommended to us by friends a few weeks ago. We are binge watching, getting pulled deeper into…
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Bipolar 1 and ADHD do not make my life responses consistent, different circumstances change my personality and way of thought. It is just the way it is. It can make for…