Crazy Beautiful

I often feel limited by bipolar disorder. I have to worry about medications every day. I have to sleep eight plus hours a night. I shouldn’t drink. I n…

Jul 15, 2019

Hi Crazy Beautiful Reader, I’m so happy to announce that an essay I’ve been working on for a few years was published today in a literary magazine calle…

Jan 25, 2019

Hi Crazy Beautiful Reader, Buddhist teachings say we need to change our minds to change our world. Years ago, I learned a Buddhist lesson that has stuc…

Dec 14, 2018

Well darkness has a hunger that’s insatiableAnd lightness has a call that’s hard to hear.—The Indigo Girls, Closer to Fine Hi Crazy Beautiful Reader: S…

Nov 26, 2018

Hi Crazy Beautiful Reader, I've been feeling low this past week. Not exactly depressed, but certainly not happy. I notice low moods when I stop wanting…

Oct 23, 2018

Hi Crazy Beautiful Reader, When you have bipolar disorder and you’re going through an episode, you can only focus on one thing, which is getting back s…

Oct 15, 2018

Hi Crazy Beautiful Reader, Sometimes I think about how being treated for bipolar disorder is the reverse of being an addict in recovery. For me, the ‘h…

Sep 21, 2018

Hi Crazy Beautiful Reader, A few years ago, I thought I had effectively ‘beaten’ bipolar disorder. Because I’d lived locked inside the walls of my own …

Sep 7, 2018

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