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Blessed To Be Bipolar
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There’s a stigma around being bipolar and I totally get that. I am sometimes afraid to tell people I have it because one, they don’t need to know, and two, you put yourself out there in the questionable zone. People may think “What is that?” or “Watch out, she’s got…
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“Mental Illness: Misconceptions and Projections” An Interview with Carol Kivler
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For professional speaker Carol Kivler, life threw a curve ball a decade into her executive coaching career. After being diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and failed trials of medications, her decision to use Electroconvulsive Therapy to “reboot” her brain proved successful. She now speaks to thousands around the world promoting the education…
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"Mental Illness: Misconceptions and Projections" An Interview with Carol Kivler
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For professional speaker Carol Kivler, life threw a curve ball a decade into her executive coaching career. After being diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and failed trials of medications, her decision to use Electroconvulsive Therapy to “reboot” her brain proved successful. She now speaks to thousands around the world promoting the education…
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Guest Post: “How to Advocate for Improvements in Mental Health Care – A Call to Action” By John F Baggett
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Part III: How to Advocate for Improvements in Mental Health Care – A Call to Action By John F. Baggett Ph.D. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead In 1980 the thirteen-year-old daughter…
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Guest Post: "How to Advocate for Improvements in Mental Health Care – A Call to Action" By John F Baggett
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Part III: How to Advocate for Improvements in Mental Health Care – A Call to Action By John F. Baggett Ph.D. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead In 1980 the thirteen-year-old daughter…
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Mental Health And The Church: An Interview With My Pastor
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Where does mental health fit in the gospel mission? Amazingly enough, there were characters in the Bible that had bouts of depression. Moses, Naomi, Hagar, David, Saul, Elijah, Hannah, Nehemiah, Solomon, Job, Judas, Paul, Jeremiah and John the Baptist. Being a believer and follower of Christ doesn’t exempt a person from…
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Guest Post: “How The Crisis In Mental Health Care Came To Be” by John F Baggett
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Part II: Lessons From History – How the Crisis in Mental Health Care Came to Be By John F. Baggett Ph.D In Part I of this three part series I described the current sad state of affairs in Mental Health Care. In this post, I will discuss how the…
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Guest Post: "How The Crisis In Mental Health Care Came To Be" by John F Baggett
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Part II: Lessons From History – How the Crisis in Mental Health Care Came to Be By John F. Baggett Ph.D In Part I of this three part series I described the current sad state of affairs in Mental Health Care. In this post, I will discuss how the…
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Guest Post: "The Current Sad State of Affairs in Mental Health Care" By John F Baggett
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A Call to Advocacy Part One of a Three Part Series On December 15, 2016, A Palm Beach Florida newspaper, The Sun Sentinel, printed a feature story titled, Dying for help: Families struggle with severely mentally ill relatives, then become victims of their violence. Florida’s health care system is too…
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Joy To The Depressed
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Are you or someone you know taking on a George Bailey mentality? Better that you’d never been born? “Joy to the World?” You scoff at the thought. I can’t find joy, it’s out of reach. Perhaps you are suffering, broken and feeling forgotten about. You aren’t looking for hope, you don’t…