When Your Child is Diagnosed with Bipolar: Becoming a Loved One
Recently someone my wife and I love very dearly was been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. I find myself learning a lot from my wife
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Wisdom for Living Well: Knowing the Difference Between What We Can Change and What We Can’t Change
This line from the Serenity Prayer has been a key for me in learning how to live to well in spite of bipolar disorder:  “The serenity to accept
Working with Your Medicine: Doing Your Part
From my experience medicine is the foundation upon which my recovery is built. Before I could even attempt to make the necessary changes in my
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My Story of Anxiety
I first shared about my struggle with anxiety on my blog. Before I knew it my post had been shared to thousands of people. Not
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Depression Lies
Depression lies. It takes our thoughts and twists them until they become a chain that binds us. Distorted thinking keeps us from getting the help
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How I Managed My Fearful And Negative Thoughts
By: Stan Popovich As an author of a managing fear book, I had my share of dealing with my fearful and negative thought in my
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Recognizing Signs of Relapse
Winter is a bummer for me. I dislike the cold, snow, gray shortened days. But most of all I hate sliding into my winter depressive
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Spiritual Resources When We Are Depressed
Winter is a season when my bipolar depression heads downward. As a pastor these spiritual exercises help to offset the damage depression has on my
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Finding Home
Community: a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. In high school community is an age
