This year started off with a bang: I got a new job as a Case Manager/Transformational Coach for underprivileged youth. With God’s help, I escaped the worm hole of real estate and finally made it into the realm of what I want to do with my life. My podcast, Rough Edges, is growing in leaps... Continue Reading →
My Fight
Bipolar Disorder is a roller coaster. One minute you’re up, the next minute you’re down. It’s very unpredictable. Mania 😄: a feeling of endless bliss. You feel invincible, you talk at rapid speeds, you feel like a deity, nothing bothers you. You’re more likely to start multiple projects, you plan five years into the future,... Continue Reading →
How I Faced my Mental Illness with Faith and Now Work to End the Stigma (Feature)
It’s Mental Health Awareness month and I want to share an article that I wrote about my faith and mental health journey and how God helped me to fight to end the stigma surrounding mental illness. Please see below for a snippet of the article: “Last year I had to do one of the hardest... Continue Reading →
Love Letter to my Bipolar Disorder
To my bipolar disorder, I wish I could say that it was love at first sight, but you crept into my life with no warning. In January of last year, you wrestled with me and showed me that I needed to slow down. You gave me a severe manic attack with psychosis and you took... Continue Reading →
“Girl, Interrupted”: Navigating the Labyrinth of Mental Illness
Title: Girl, Interrupted Author: Susanna Kaysen Type: Memoir, 168 pages Publisher: Turtle Bay Books Price: $14.40 Mental illness is a dark labyrinth for the mind and soul. Susanna Kaysen’s Girl, Interrupted, serves as a guide through that maze. Kaysen’s memoir is an account of her getting diagnosed with borderline personality disorder when she was eighteen-years-old.... Continue Reading →