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Help For a Spouse In Crisis
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Being a caregiver to someone with a brain-based chronic condition can be taxing and require all the resources you can possibly find, especially for a spouse in crisis. Here are a few preventative-type steps to take and what resources to look for, plus what to do in a crisis: Go…
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How Do I Know If I Have A Mental Illness?
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I’ve been asked before how someone might know if they have a mental illness or not. I am not a psychiatrist and cannot give you official medical advice, but the practical advice I would give you is the following: 1. Examine yourself Ask yourself if you’re observing symptoms of bipolar…
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It Happened One Summer
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I went crazy one summer. Not like, I lost my cool and blew up, but in fact, lost my sanity. Mental illness does that to its hosts, and it doesn’t discriminate. I’d been on my medication to treat bipolar disorder for eight years. It wasn’t a mystery that I was…
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Biblical Self-Care Suggestions
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Self-care vs. Self-care? You can see that there is some controversy in Christian circles today, to use the terms of psychology-coined concepts like “self-care” and “self-talk.” Some would argue that the suggested “self” preceded acts are in fact, “self”-driven, and thus “self”-centered, equating anyone doing them with being sinful and…
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Running to Overcome Anxiety
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This is a guest post by a friend I met on a blogging Facebook group, who blogs about running and faith and mental health at RunningForWellness.com. Lauren is all about running to help reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and incorporates talk therapy and medication into her life too. Today…
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Parents at the Appointment: Tips for Navigating Your Child’s Mental Healthcare
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The following is an excerpt from my friend and fellow mental health advocate Kirsten Panachyda’s new book Among Lions, available for sale now at Amazon. As a parent with children with mental health issues, she has taken her tests through those times and turned them into a testimony and guide: The…
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Why Everyone Is Different with Different Psych Meds
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There is no cookie-cutter formula for what psych meds will do for you. You can’t ask other people what meds work for them and expect the same results for yourself. Generally, each person’s response to the dosage (amount) and kind of medication varies to different degrees. When you want to…
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Moods & Maternity
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Moodiness comes with maternity, that’s a given. Add to that a layer of a mood disorder diagnosis, and you better brace yourself. In my experience, the last two years (being pregnant twice for 21 months except two in between), have been such complicated times in terms of emotions. Not to…
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Tools to Have in Your Problem-Solving Toolkit
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The solutions to the problems that arise in our everyday lives are never just one step away. There are always going to be issues we face in life that call on our intellect and common sense, which we will need to address as efficiently and competently as possible. Here is…
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Update Post for February 2021
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I’m back! Time for another update post: If you read my newsletter (you can sign up here to subscribe), you would have read why I am posting less frequently on the blog these days. To summarize: between working full-time, preparing for the baby, preparing to move, trying to start a…