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Talking About Bipolar Disorder as a Family: Raising Emotionally Aware Kids in a Bipolar Household (Part Two)
Living with bipolar disorder often means balancing stability with unpredictability—especially when raising children. Part two of this two-part series features Melissa interviewing her spouse and explores the emotional complexities that come with navigating mental illness as a family.
By Melissa Howard
Talking About Bipolar Disorder as a Family: Raising Emotionally Aware Kids in a Bipolar Household (Part One)
Living with bipolar disorder often means balancing stability with unpredictability—especially when raising children. Part one of this two-part series explores the emotional complexity, intentional parenting, and honest conversations that define life in a family shaped by mental illness.
By Melissa Howard
High-Functioning Bipolar Disorder: Navigating the Complexities Behind the Mask
High-functioning bipolar disorder is often hidden behind success and stability—this post explores the unseen emotional labor, stigma, and internal challenges faced by those who appear to be ‘doing well’ while quietly battling a serious mental illness.
By Jillian LaFrance, Ph.D.
Healing in Other Languages: From the Body to the Mind
Pediatrics was my first encounter with human reality. The first language through which I learned how to heal. It was a medicine of contact, of play, of kneeling down to meet childhood in its own world. I learned to crouch, to connect, to breathe together.
Disclosing Bipolar: When Honesty Meets Connection
So now, with a clearer and more honest outlook, I find myself asking the question of, ‘Should I let this person know about this thing that might impact our relationship?’ It’s a divisive topic I often come across on social media–whether we should disclose our illness early on in a relationship, or if we should let it run its natural course and disclose once there is an established trust. I suppose there are pros and cons to each approach. I don’t think there is a clear-cut answer.
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