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“Bipolar II”

“Bipolar II”

Nov 29, 2021 | Mental Health

Photo credit: Bipolar II Disorder: Recognition, Understanding, and Treatment, by Ed. Swartz, Holly A.Paperback The following is an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum. We drive back to Massachusetts from Florida...
The Gut-Brain Connection

The Gut-Brain Connection

Nov 2, 2021 | News

Early readers of my memoir BrainStorm, gave me feedback that they wanted more guidance on how to work with their Bipolar Spectrum brains. And I’ve got lots of practice. So I coined the acronym PECS: physical, emotional, creative and spiritual. In part II of the book,...
My circle of friends

My circle of friends

Oct 25, 2021 | Mental Health

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum. I am lucky to have fiercely loyal friends. Joe says I’m the only person he knows who hasn’t lost a friend since kindergarten. A friend who is an...
So You think you might have a Bipolar brain? Now what?

So You think you might have a Bipolar brain? Now what?

Sep 14, 2021 | Mental Health

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum. Like I did for so many years before my correct diagnosis and treatment, you may feel hopeless, discouraged, cynical. This makes total sense! You’ve tried...
Uncontrollable Depression: Death Was at my Door

Uncontrollable Depression: Death Was at my Door

Sep 7, 2021 | Mental Health

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BrainStorm: From Bruised to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum. It sounds melodramatic, but here’s the truth: Death was at my door hour by hour. I was in the throws of an uncontrollable depression, unable to get out of...