Category: Women’s Mental Health

Laughing Through the Bipolar Plot Twists with Maria Mainelli

Laughing Through the Bipolar Plot Twists with Maria Mainelli

Author: Maria Mainelli Atlanta-based comedian Maria Mainelli turns the ups and downs of bipolar 1 into sharp, honest, and hilarious storytelling. In this Q&A, she shares how her diagnosis shaped her creativity, her comedy, and her outlook on what it means to be...

Not All Struggles Are Loud

Not All Struggles Are Loud

Author: Jillian LaFrance, PhD I have Bipolar II disorder. On paper, I look like someone who has it all together: multiple degrees, a full-time career, a part-time teaching position, and a daughter I’m raising on my own. Most days, I keep up with everything. I meet...

Joy Without the High: Thriving in Euthymia

Joy Without the High: Thriving in Euthymia

Author: Lexie Manion I have been in remission from bipolar disorder for six years now. The last major mood episodes I experienced due to bipolar disorder were a depressive episode a few years ago and a hypomanic episode a year ago. It’s been important for me to stay...

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