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Can Pets Help with Bipolar Disorder Mood Swings? Can Pets Help with Physical Pain?

Yes, they can! They help my mind and body. I’ll write soon about my back injury from a biking accident, but I wanted to share this picture of myself with my cat Bibi and one with my mom’s dog Cookie. I’m in an anti gravity chair to help my back. The family pets keep me company! They are so intuitive.

Dealing with a serious physical injury while still managing my bipolar disorder has taught me to love my body.

I have an appreciation for what the body does instead of just dwelling on how my body looks. I now love and respect my body and can’t wait until I can walk, sit and stand with ease! I will never complain again about being too fat (when I wasn’t [ Read More ]

Accepting New Family and Partner Coaching Clients

Writing books on bipolar disorder has been my career for over ten years. I enjoy writing and plan to do a lot more. (It can be a challenge when the mood swings are paying a visit, that’s for sure.)

Over four years ago, I started coaching partners and family members of people with bipolar disorder as an addition to my writing career.

I never, ever thought I would find work that I enjoy as much as I enjoy coaching. I feel at home with the parents and partners as I have been where they are- and I remain calm during the crises that many of my clients are going through while we are working together. Bipolar disorder is like a puzzle. It’s not always easy to find the right pieces on your own. [ Read More ]

Quick help for Bipolar Disorder Symptoms

Three Tips to Get Things Done When You Have Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder Management tips: How I get things done! I find it amazing that on some days I can look at my bills and other ‘to do’ items and just sit down and get them done without over-thinking things! Then there are days where just the idea of paying bills or answering email is so overwhelming I simply shut down. This is one bipolar disorder symptom that is very hard to explain, but it’s very real and needs to be addressed. Here are some tips:

1. HIRE SOMEONE TO HELP YOU MAKE MONEY. If you are missing money making opportunities because of feeling overwhelmed, it makes total sense to hire someone who helps you bring the money into your life. The cost of the person you hire comes directly out of the [ Read More ]

What are the Signs of Bipolar Disorder Euphoric Mania?

As you may know, I’m a bipolar coach and I specialize in working with parents and partners who have a loved one with bipolar disorder. One of the most common questions I receive is from parents and partners about how they can better recognize mania. Here are some tips on how to recognize euphoric mania. (I will do a post on how to recognize dysphoric mania in the next few days.) If you’re not sure of the difference between the two, please use the search button to the right of the page and either type in euphoric or dysphoric to read more about the two types of mania.