• You Might Need To Be Admitted If…

    You Might Need To Be Admitted If…

    If I were your friend, which I hope you entrust me to be at least a virtual acquaintance by means of blogging, I would point out some very serious symptoms that if I were you would consider checking into the psych ward or nearest behavioral hospital for. You may know…

  • Freebie Friday: Definition of Faith

    Freebie Friday: Definition of Faith

    Happy Friday everyone! “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) Substance. It’s like the guarantee and assurance that comes from knowing Jesus is mine. Think “swagger” but with more confidence, gusto and trust. Children of God should ever be so inclined…

  • Married To That Man In Uniform

    Married To That Man In Uniform

    There’s a great resource I’d like to share here for spouses and dependents of US military members. It’s called the Exceptional Family Member Program. I would strongly encourage you to enroll in this program if you are a spouse or dependent of a military member. Army and Navy appear to…

  • Freebie Friday: John 3:16 Print Out

    Happy! Friday! So I have been tinkering around on more artwork for you. I hope you enjoy. You can download the freebie here. Have a great weekend, God bless, and stay brave! -Katie  

  • 3 Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder We Don’t Talk About

    3 Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder We Don’t Talk About

    It occurs to me the mental illness/mental health conversations these days are covering quite a bit of ground. I think we’re taking off in that department – we’ve been talking it up nationally and internationally – mental health matters. But I’ve not really seen a lot of the bipolar disorder…

  • Freebie Friday: A Prayer for Wisdom

    I’m calling on brave men and women, to keep me and my book in prayer. My agent starts soliciting publishing next week and I’m praying God’s will be done in that we find the right editor, with the right publisher, to take my story on and bring it to fruition…

  • What Are Your Triggers?

    What Are Your Triggers?

    A trigger, according to PsychCentral.com, is “something that sets off a memory tape or flashback transporting the person back to the event of her/his original trauma.” Triggers can set your symptoms off if the elements of your environment are just right. Of course, you have to be in a semi-unstable…

  • Freebie Friday – Another Beautiful Prayer

    Freebie Friday – Another Beautiful Prayer

    Looks like I officially set a precedent for Fridays. I will try to put one design of some sort on the blog that you can download for FREE. I’m thinking of opening an Etsy shop for more customizable orders, but that’s for down the road. So click here to download the PDF…

  • Where Online To Share Your Mental Health Story

    Where Online To Share Your Mental Health Story

    I’m collecting resources and sharing them here to encourage the conversation of mental illness and recovery. After attending Sunovion’s Mental Health Influencer’s Summit and meeting a variety of other bloggers and storytellers, I am encouraged to see that I’m not in competition with anyone, but rather I’m in a collective…

  • A Free Downloadable & Beautiful Prayer

    A Free Downloadable & Beautiful Prayer

    So because I love you my brave BipolarBrave fans, you, I am rolling out a bunch of artistic works done by your’s truly! If you’d like to get my first free printable downloadable prayer called “A Prayer For Peace,” click here. Just FYI, it’s a letter size (8.5″ x 11″)…