Knowing When to Let Go 09/25/2018 Think of helping your child with bipolar disorder. What comes to mind? Advocacy? Medical treatment? Education? Intervention? Support? Therapy? Probably all of the above and rightly so. If you have raised a child with bipolar disorder, you have likely been neck deep in helping with these areas for years. But sometimes helping comes in a different form, the hardest form ever, and that is letting go. I recently had the opportunity to preview a new book on bipolar disorder called Owning Bipolar by
Think of helping your child with bipolar disorder. What comes to mind? Advocacy? Medical treatment? Education? Intervention? Support? Therapy? Probably all of the above and rightly so. If you have raised a child with bipolar disorder, you have likely been neck deep in helping with these areas for years. But sometimes helping comes in a different form, the hardest form ever, and that is letting go. I recently had the opportunity to preview a new book on bipolar disorder called Owning Bipolar by
Back to School with Bipolar Disorder 07/02/2016 Many children have already headed back to school – that place educator’s call fun but occasionally think of as jail and kids call jail but occasionally think of as fun. As our kids walk into their classrooms each day, they carry much more than backpacks and pencils. They bring their amazing talents, gifts, personalities, hopes and dreams … and yes, their diagnoses. How can you help them shine despite their challenges? Here are some tips to help your child with bipolar disorder have a good
Many children have already headed back to school – that place educator’s call fun but occasionally think of as jail and kids call jail but occasionally think of as fun. As our kids walk into their classrooms each day, they carry much more than backpacks and pencils. They bring their amazing talents, gifts, personalities, hopes and dreams … and yes, their diagnoses. How can you help them shine despite their challenges? Here are some tips to help your child with bipolar disorder have a good
‘Friends of Emmet’ Raises Suicide Awareness through Music 07/02/2016 What kills more people than war, more people than homicides, and more people than accidents – in fact, more people than all three of these combined? Suicide! Conversation about suicide is not only good, it’s vital. It brings the topic into public awareness and has the potential to reach out to those who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts. One vehicle to raising awareness is popular media. Some of you may be familiar with the music of Friends of Emmet. Their song, Coming Apart, and its
What kills more people than war, more people than homicides, and more people than accidents – in fact, more people than all three of these combined? Suicide! Conversation about suicide is not only good, it’s vital. It brings the topic into public awareness and has the potential to reach out to those who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts. One vehicle to raising awareness is popular media. Some of you may be familiar with the music of Friends of Emmet. Their song, Coming Apart, and its
