We can’t evade stress in our careers or our lives. Life is stressful. We have our health and costs to manage, bills to pay, people we love to care for.
Living with Bipolar Disorder: Fear, The Ugly
Fear and breathing, ah how they are so interconnected. Breathe in faith I once heard, and breathe out fear. I will keep pushing.
Your Meds and Your Body
We all react differently to meds. What is the worst side effect you have ever experienced? Did you give it up or stick with it?
‘Tis the Season to Lose Your Marbles: 12 Tips for Holiday Sanity
By Wendy K. Williamson Despite seasonal depression, I try to focus on the positive aspects of the season. But it also means I must guard against the chaos that can push me to dizzying speeds. The lights, the money, the crowds, the colors in brilliant, blinding hues, are at times Continue Reading
Go To Yoga
By Wendy K. Williamson Reflecting on September’s National Yoga Month – yes, there was one! – I’ve recently restored my commitment to yoga. I decided to write about it due to my newfound inspiration and reflect upon how I stopped in the first place, following the hurricane that destroyed my Continue Reading
Sleep: The Other Half of my Bipolar Medication
By Wendy K Williamson Despite having lived with bipolar disorder for over twenty years, it wasn’t until my current psychiatrist and psychologist incorporated regular dialogues about sleep that I finally tuned in. My psychologist reminded me at many appointments that sleep was the other half of my bipolar medication. And Continue Reading
Thoughts on Suicide
By Wendy K. Williamson The unfortunate truth is many of us either have a mental illness or know someone who does, and suicide can be part of that reality. No longer is it an isolated case of the one person you knew in high school; today, it touches us within Continue Reading
Stigma and Mental Illness – 7 Ways We Can Fix It
By Wendy K. Williamson It is Mental Illness Awareness Week October 5 through 11, making it the perfect time to bring up stigma. Unfortunately there exists a huge gap in the public perception of mental illness and the reality of who we are as human beings. If there wasn’t, we Continue Reading