Author: Katie
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BipolarBrave.com: A Year In Review
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I’ve officially had BipolarBrave.com for a year now and what a year it has been. In honor of the greatest year I’ve had on this blog, I’m featuring the Top Ten Most Popular Blog Posts from the last year of blogging. I hope you enjoy: An Interview with Carol Kivler,…
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Fresh Thought Friday: Joy and Peace and Bipolar Medicine
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Dear Katie, Do you ever struggle with feeling joy and peace? I have. I think some of it may be the medication I’m on but I believe some could be the bipolar illness. I was just wondering how others experience numbing of emotions, etc. -Peace Seeker Dear Peace…
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What Did God Ever Do For Me? (Let Me Tell You…)
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As Job saw his life fall apart before his eyes, so I saw my life crumble into chaos. As David cried out to the Lord to be saved, so I wept numerous times through the darkest nights of my life. As Paul pleaded for God to remove the thorn in…
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An Interview With My Therapist, Dr. Patricia Adams
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I’ve had the opportunity to have Dr. Adams for a therapist the last three years and have really appreciated her coaching and encouragement. I am sharing an interview with you to get to know her a little. When did you get involved in counseling? I wanted to know “the…
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Behold: A Poem
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I originally wrote this as a song. Don’t ask me how the melody goes, since I didn’t write it down. This is dedicated to those going through a really rough time in their life. Behold (c) 2017 Katie R. Dale At times in your life when storms rage,…
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Author Sasha Kildare “My Relationship With Lithium” Guest Post
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I’m happy to have my fellow mental health advocate and friend Sasha Kildare posting today. Before reading her post I didn’t know too much about Lithium as I have never taken it. Her piece is both insightful and informative. My relationship with lithium I call lithium my insurance. I used…
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Fresh Thought Friday: Suicide And The Bible
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Hi Katie, I have a friend who’s been contemplating suicide, and as a Christian I’m not really sure what to believe. Will my friend go to hell for committing suicide if she’s a Christian? I thought she was saved, but is she still going to Heaven if she does this?…
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Interview with Author & Speaker Amy Simpson
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Introduction Amy, tell me about yourself… Right now I’m self-employed, so what is my position? It depends on the day. I’m a coach, so about half my time is coaching the other is writing/speaking…I have a couple books out and I have another coming out in February and I do…
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Fresh Thought Friday: Feelings vs. Faith
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Dear Katie, I have been on a long journey for about a year now after I had a total mental breakdown last October. I was originally diagnosed with major depression but I ended up having more bipolar-type symptoms. I too have been thinking about what having this disorder means for…
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The Bipolar Zombie Effect
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It wasn’t until about my tenth year of being on my medications that my psychiatrist defined one of the side effects of the medications I’m on. It took me some time to realize I wasn’t feeling the full extent of my emotions. I told my doctor I couldn’t really feel any emotions when I acted…