A Lesson in the Power of Self-Monitoring — It started off with a headache — quite literally. The weather has been a little erratic which almost always results in a sinus headache. No worries — I keep ibuprofen at my desk. Over the weekend I found myself neck deep in watching aesthetic vlogs and Tik Toks of influencers…

Intrusive thoughts that keep me from completing a piece When I started writing for Medium, all I wanted was an audience who enjoyed my content. With a handful of followers, it was easy to do because I knew my words weren’t being read by more than a dozen sets of…

And why it was my fault — I’ve talked about the importance of eating regular, healthy meals in my articles before and how blood sugar plays a vital role in mood lability. All that’s true and because it is, I go out of my way to ensure that I eat small meals and snacks throughout the day…

Tips and Tricks for Navigating Those First Few Harrowing Months Having your child be diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder is an incredibly scary and disorienting event. There’s so much to come to terms with and to take in — not to mention all the planning that comes next as you schedule…

It’s just not where you think it is Two months ago, my parents made the announcement that they would be selling their house — my childhood home — and moving to Florida. I wasn’t exactly surprised by their plans as they’ve been taking frequent trips to visit friends at The…

Reality doesn’t have an aesthetic — Lately I’ve been sucked into the viral vortex that is watching aesthetic lifestyle vloggers on YouTube. It happened quite by accident — I was looking up some decorating tips for my home office and suddenly my YouTube recommendations were flooded with “decorate with me” videos that were visually stunning and…

Tips and Tricks for Managing Common Symptoms — Here are more small and seemingly simple ideas that can help address some of the most frequent Bipolar challenges. Medication Compliance

And now I need even more help — I decided to break up with my therapist last week. It was something I was considering for a while but I’m not a quitter and I like to give everyone an opportunity to redeem themselves. …

A long-time routine that is now an aesthetic new trend I used to get the Sunday Scaries something fierce. It mostly had to do with working a stressful job in a toxic workplace with a super long commute. Oh, did I mention that my trip to and from was completely…