Category Archives: The Price of Publicly Being Bipolar

Next week is Mental Illness Awareness Week in Canada and the US. It’s our week to get out, speak up and be heard. It’s our week not to be ashamed of our illness or the illness of our loved ones. … Continue reading

This week I did an interview for the HealthyPlace Mental Health TV show. We discussed what it is to have bipolar disorder, the impact, what works and what doesn’t.

Here I am. Writing. In public. About being crazy. Here I am. Being crazy. In public. Under scrutiny. I’ve been writing about being bipolar for seven years now, in a very closed, anonymous environment. People didn’t know my name, or … Continue reading