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VeryWell- Loving With Bipolar Disorder: A Letter to My Husband
By slowly learning to accept and recognizing the limitations my mental illness may cause, I’ve learned to be a better partner and wife. — Read on www.verywellmind.com/loving-with-bipolar-disorder-a-letter-to-my-husband-5225850
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Healthline- Managing My Bipolar Disorder Has Changed My Relationships
My unacknowledged bipolar disorder contributed to the end of my first marriage. Finally recognizing and managing it helped me to save my second marriage. — Read on www.healthline.com/health/bipolar-disorder/personal-story-relationships-bipolar-disorder
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What I learned my first year blogging
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph waldo emerson “Get a hobby.” I can’t tell you the countless times I’ve heard that phrase. “Find something you love to do and do it.” Another phrase I had learned to despise. Well of course […]
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Fighting Dirty
For those who weren’t aware, I contribute for a popular mental health website called Bphope.com. It’s geared towards those with bipolar disorder but it’s also a great resource for anyone struggling with a mental illness or involved with someone who is diagnosed. My piece Marriage Advice from a Bipolar Wife (https://www.bphope.com/caregivers/marriage-advice-from-a-bipolar-wife-relationship-tips-communication/), garnered a lot of […]
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Lessons in Letting Go
I have always had trouble with letting go of emotions, people, things… the list can be endless. I tend to hold onto things that are beyond my control and it creeps into my mental health causing me to feel this weight of negativity and self-doubt. I see myself as an empathetic person, meaning I can […]
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The queen of procrastination
Procrastination is currently killing my mental health. I am the queen of procrastination. I usually believe I thrive working “under pressure” but somethings in life don’t necessarily have a particular deadline. Take this blog for example. It is nearly the end of January. I hadn’t posted on Farmerish since sometime mid-December. I’ve been able to […]