Category: BipolarBrave
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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…
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Journaling: Your Private Script for Managing Life
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The Process and Its Points Journaling can be a way to get all the guck out, an outlet and release for your stress and unhealthy thoughts. It can be used as what sometimes is coined as a brain dump; an anti-hoarding defense mechanism to help us deal with and hopefully…
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4 Vlogs to Get You Through This Holiday Season
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These days, there is a tinge of weird and strange in the air, in addition to the hopeful breath of the Christmas season. This year for the blog, I’m compiling some of my favorite Christmas posts (holiday hit mash-ups) of the past on BipolarBrave.com, in addition to a new vlog…
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4 Ways to Handle the Holidays as a Christian (with or without mental illness)
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Welcome to the Holidays of 2020 The stress of the holidays is still here, especially with COVID-19. We’re still pressured to spend money on gifts (online), or gather with family we may or may not get along with (virtually or limited in-person). Just the idea of the holidays, with the…