What’s Your Top 10? Coping Tools For Stressful Times
Living through this pandemic has taught me I need to be intentional about identifying and expanding my coping mechanisms. Have you made a list of your Top 10?
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Being Fashionably ill® When I Am Depressed
Sometimes doing something that makes me feel pretty – even one thing – can help me manage my bipolar depression.
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6 Tips for Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder
Do changes in the seasons affect your moods? Photo: Dior Vargas sits in New York’s Central Park. (Shaul Schwarz Verbatim/Getty Images for Be Vocal)
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My TEDx Talk Surpasses 1 Million Views
Hi Everyone, Last November, my TEDx Talk, “How to Get Stuff Done When You Are Depressed,” surpassed 1 million views.
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Missing Carrie Fisher: Witty Mental Health Advocate, Writer, & Actress
Embed from Getty Images I can’t believe it’s been a year since the beloved Carrie Fisher passed away! We currently
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7 Tips for Protecting Your Mental Health When Bad News is Everywhere (UPDATED)
UPDATE: I have written about this before. But, in light of the tragic events at Las Vegas, Nevada on October
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6 Tips For Protecting Your Mental Health When Bad News Is Everywhere
UPDATE: I originally wrote this article last year but in light of recent events–including but not limited to the bombing
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How to Say No: 5 Tips To Help You
Lots of people send me tweets about my TEDx Talk (“How to Get Stuff Done When You Are Depressed). They
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My Tribute to Carrie Fisher: An Actress, Writer, & Advocate Who Happened to Have Bipolar Disorder
I sit here tonight saddened by the news of Carrie Fisher’s death at the age of 60. Her loss caps
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5 Tips for Being Reliable When You Are Depressed
The past 6 weeks, I’ve experienced major improvements (energy!) in my health (myasthenia gravis and polycystic ovarian syndrome specifically) due to
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