Category: changes
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What I Would Change About the Mental Healthcare System
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I want to bring attention to the most broken part of the mental healthcare system in the US. I know there are many broken pieces, but I’m basing my comment on my personal experience, as someone who was fortunate enough to get care inside of a psychiatric hospital setting. You…
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The Case for Reclassification: Serious Mental Illness to Serious Brain Disorder
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What’s in a Name? Recently, the term Serious Brain Disorder (SBD) has been circulating in my Facebook mental health advocacy groups more and more. At first, it seemed as if these circles of advocates wanted the insurance companies to code Serious Mental Illnesses (SMIs) differently so they would issue better…
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Biggest News EVER for BipolarBrave
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Hi all, It’s been a heck of a summer – and if you’re already subscribed to my newsletter you know the news I’m about to share. But there’s something big coming to BipolarBrave.com and I don’t want you to miss it: BipolarBrave.com will be turning into KatieRDale.com A few reasons…
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Update Blog Post for August 2020
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Hi all – it’s been a minute since I found the time and motivation and maybe even courage to post anything. I think between Jaxon’s funeral, returning to casework, and moving out of the house this week, I’ve been stretched thin. Too thin to blog regularly, for sure. So here’s…
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A Fresh Look & Some Fresh News For BipolarBrave.com
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There’s nothing like trying on a new outfit that looks great on you. The clean scent of the material, and the notion that you and no one else have ever seen this get up before is an exciting feeling. That’s how I feel about my blog this morning. I am…
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Look Who’s Working Now
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Great news! A few weeks ago I accepted a job offer from a behavioral health company in our new hometown (as we are moving…again!). The position is called an Integrated Health Specialist, something like that of a Peer Support Specialist and Patient Advocate. I am super excited that I have…
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About That Massacre…(and the spiritual state of our nation)
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In light of recent national events in the past year, I’m inserting an excerpt from my memoir on the state of paranoia I found myself in back in 2012. In context of the story, I am convicted on singing a song that references 2 Chronicles 7:14 because it leaves out…
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…On Turning 30
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It was a sweet day, spending my 30th birthday on Sunday in the company of church family and my husband. It’s now been a whole five days of being 30 (as I write this) and I’m beginning to actually feel like I can act my age and adult. Chris inspired…