Category: BipolarBrave

  • 7 Ways To Stay Sane in Quarantine

    7 Ways To Stay Sane in Quarantine

    We now have the time at home to pause and reevaluate our lives. We can rearrange our days to remain sane and maintain healthy lifestyles that we haven’t been able to prior to this time. Let’s reframe our perspective on the measures we take now for our jobs and the…

  • Naming and Claiming: Thoughts on the Word-of-Faith Movement

    Naming and Claiming: Thoughts on the Word-of-Faith Movement

    My heart is guarded against the Word-of-Faith Movement, an evangelical Christian movement “which teaches that Christians can access the power of faith or fear through speech.” (wikipedia.org) Here are a few paragraphs from Wikipedia that explain the Word-of-Faith movement in more context: “Distinctive Word of Faith teachings include physical, emotional,…

  • Announcing the Media Kit for My Book

    Announcing the Media Kit for My Book

    If you haven’t seen it, check out the new page on my site for news about the release of my memoir, But Deliver Me from Crazy.  Here’s the gist of the page: Hey there! If you’re here, it probably means you’re looking for some content to help me promote the book…

  • Featured Athlete Article in Adirondack Sports Paper

    Featured Athlete Article in Adirondack Sports Paper

    Tom O’Grady was a fellow high school cross-country and track teammate back in the day when I attended Colonie Central High School in Colonie, New York. He was always a fierce competitor on the men’s team and friends with my older brother Matt through the years. He’s followed BipolarBrave for…

  • Charisma News Interviews Me on Mental Illness and the Church

    Charisma News Interviews Me on Mental Illness and the Church

    Charisma News Mental Health Podcast host, Kendra Semmen, interviewed me a couple months ago about my experiences with my mental illness episodes and it’s published now. Listen to the entire recording here.  Thank you for listening and for your continued support. For more recordings of published videos and podcasts, see…

  • 20 Mental Health Gifts Under $20

    20 Mental Health Gifts Under $20

    Here’s a list of some great gift ideas for you or a loved one who struggles with anxiety, depression, or just wants to handle their feelings in general! And don’t sweat it if you don’t have the cash to cover a gift – most of these things are FREE or…

  • 6 Simple Reasons to Give Thanks for Your Mental Illness

    6 Simple Reasons to Give Thanks for Your Mental Illness

    It helps us to feel more: Having a mental illness can make us more empathetic toward others and feel more deeply and be more compassionate It helps us help others: When we’ve come through the valley, we can tell our story to encourage others It helps us fear God: Our…

  • Why I’m Self-Publishing, Not Traditionally Publishing

    Why I’m Self-Publishing, Not Traditionally Publishing

    A Short Reflection on My Choice to Self-Publish I used to think it was traditional publishing or nothing. It was a dream for me to have an agent and find a traditional publisher. For those with the time, potential readership, patience, endurance, “right” genre and message, extreme talent, following, and…

  • 18 Resources that Shed Light on Mental Illness in the Church

    18 Resources that Shed Light on Mental Illness in the Church

    You can never have enough help to navigate the mental health system, especially from a Christian perspective. In the following list, I’ve curated 18 reliable faith-based resources that shed light on mental illness in the church. Podcasts Focus On The Family interview with Ed Stetzer, Kay Warren, Jared Pingelton Listen…

  • Bible Verses to Read in the Psych Ward

    Bible Verses to Read in the Psych Ward

    As I recall my stays in the psych wards, God’s promises in the Bible were like stepping stones across the rapids. Many of the passages I clung to gave me comfort and confidence. Aside from the extreme hyper-religious thinking that occurred sometimes, I was able to read these verses and…