Glimmers of life again

Glimmers of life again

Oct 18, 2021 | Mental Health

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum. Juanita, my mentor and friend, is a woman I admire for her professional savvy, smarts, and success. She’d heard through our grapevine that I was down with...
Family history of depression

Family history of depression

Oct 14, 2021 | Mental Health

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum. I am nothing like my mother—I am a big achiever. I excel at math and sports and friends. I am a serious competitor and have no patience for people who...
Shifting Attitudes About Mental Health

Shifting Attitudes About Mental Health

Aug 19, 2021 | Mental Health

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum: The manuscript was ready, but I still had some hesitation about publishing it. I know attitudes are changing about mental health, but I was still nervous...
Unplug for a day? Yes, it’s called “Shabbat”

Unplug for a day? Yes, it’s called “Shabbat”

Dec 9, 2020 | Spiritual

I have some essential advice for you. It’s time to unplug. Really. Unplug for one day. Witness our lives of ever-expanding to-do lists, electronic messages, and devices. Enough to put any one of us on an exponentially accelerating trajectory of action until we’re...