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Also on Beliefnet’s Bipolar Resource page is my article on the intersection of spiritual life and bipolar disorder. I don’t think I’m romanticizing my bipolar disorder in saying that my real faith, the engine that propels me to love better and be better, was born during my severely ill days, that my mood disorder has…

My second job out of college was with a religious giftware company. I was a product-development coordinator for “inspirational” brands, which meant I was required to do things like write directions on how to bury St. Joseph for a “St. Joseph Home Sales Kit.” My boss sat me down a few weeks into the job…

According to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): Since 1990, mental health advocates across the country have joined together during the first week of October to celebrate Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) and Bipolar Disorder Awareness Day. In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in…

According to John Bradshaw, author of “Home Coming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child,” the process of healing your wounded inner child is one of grief. And it involves these seven steps (in Bradshaw’s words): 1. Trust For your wounded inner child to come out of hiding, he must be able to trust that you…

I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked this question. And I can’t think of a better way of answering than James Bishop’s article, “12 Ways to Care for Someone with Depression,” which you can get to by clicking here. Question: How do I care for someone with depression? James Bishop: 1. Understand the…

Group Beyond Blue member Micaiah started a fantastic thread on Group Beyond Blue called “Quote of the Day.” He explains: One of the things I do in my classroom every day is post a “Quote of the Day.” These used to be the typical quotes…you know, well-thought, profound word spins that people wrote throughout history. …

Another entertaining and thoughtful thread at Group Beyond Blue is the one started by Group Beyond Blue Member Vick2008 called “Growing Older Learning Lessons.” Because I feel like I’m always learning some lesson, I tuned in and was glad I did. Here are a few lessons she lists: * If you clean floors or buy…

We now have over 1,000 members of Group Beyond Blue! I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all of you who have been such active members. Because all of the interesting discussion threads that you post are why people keep coming. I will continue to pull topics from Group Beyond Blue and post…

Since today is the feast of my patron saint, Therese of Lisieux, and it’s video day (Wednesday), I thought I’d republish my video on the roses that came when I prayed for all of you, especially those that had been so hurt by suicide in their lives. We all need our security items: an adult…

I found another cool video that featured several images of St. Therese set to beautiful music. If you love this saint, like I do, you’ll like it. To view the YouTube video, click here. To read more Beyond Blue, go to www.beliefnet.com/beyondblue, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community,…
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