Did you feel it? The sudden, gusty wind change from fall to seasonal pandemonium that just blew past at record speed? One minute, streets were filled with trick-or-treaters hoping for a lifelong bounty of sweets, and the next, Santa and his sidekicks pushed pumpkins off of the shelf in a mad race for first place […]
Julie shares her thoughts on mental illness as a dis-ease and breaking down the stigma surrounding it.
By Jill Davis, CPFS
“When life gives you lemons, order the lobster tail!” – Ziad K. Abdelnour The older I get the more it becomes crystal clear that life isn’t always going to play out the way I’d like. Oh, to be able to avoid the tragedies and traumas that can pummel my otherwise serene existence. Just like the […]
With just two extra letters Mental Illness becomes Mental Skillness. What does that mean? Julie shares her thoughts in the video below.
by Jill Davis, CPFS
“When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself” –Plato I have been looking forward to the long-awaited film adaptation of Stephen King’s book about Derry, Maine and the sinister entity that has lurked forever in the town. Over the years, so the story goes, there is a ritual that is said to destroy […]
In this video Julie, who lives with bipolar, tells the story of her first visit to the psychiatric hospital and explains how sharing her story is healing for both herself and for others.
Have you ever considered the really amazing illusion of whether or not a dime can completely block out the sun? I can picture it onstage in Las Vegas with a world-famous magician trying to dazzle an audience with such a feat! Well, to see how this might look you won’t even need a wand! If […]
Julie Hart shares a fresh metaphor she uses as she lives with bipolar.
You would be hard-pressed nowadays to find somewhere where technology hasn’t garnered a significant place in daily life. For some, the minimum necessity of a cell phone is the maximum venture into the technological age. For many others however, a larger arsenal of electronic essentials are featured on a regular basis. No matter how many […]
Life can be full of moments that leave you wondering why you made the choices you made. We are experts in second-guessing decisions and finding ourselves in a cycle of what-ifs. Each day is chock-full of decisions. Some are seemingly insignificant, like what color shirt should I wear or what goes better with pork roast? […]
