Category: holidays

  • 4 Vlogs to Get You Through This Holiday Season

    4 Vlogs to Get You Through This Holiday Season

    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…

  • 4 Ways to Handle the Holidays as a Christian (with or without mental illness)

    4 Ways to Handle the Holidays as a Christian (with or without mental illness)

    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…

  • 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…

  • 25 Classic Christmas Movies That Will Make You Happy

    25 Classic Christmas Movies That Will Make You Happy

    I think I ought to make this a blog post because…well, why not? For my personal taste and collection of holiday hits, I have compiled a list (with the help of my friends on Facebook) of my 25 favorite Christmas movies. So, without further adieu, I give you:   25…

  • Hectic Holidays Are Here

    Hectic Holidays Are Here

    It’s been a good eight days since my last post, as my time has been limited to get to my computer to sit down and write any blog posts. These days are flying by as I am now working full time and moved into our new home. I have to…

  • ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas: A Parody And Writer’s Dream

    ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas: A Parody And Writer’s Dream

     ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house Such excitement was stirring, perhaps just a mouse? The queries were sent from my agent with care, In hopes that a book contract soon would be there; I struggled to stay all snug in my bed, While visions of published…

  • Holiday Hits Mashup “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Symptoms”

    Holiday Hits Mashup “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Symptoms”

    There are so many heavy topics surrounding the holidays and I don’t want to get into the heavy stuff. I’d like to share the blessings of having a little fun this time of year. I’d like to make light of the fact that bipolar disorder can have so much creative…

  • Joy To The Depressed

    Joy To The Depressed

    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…