I just have a phone conversation with my dear friend Gayathri. She has dealt with serious depression for most of her life. I asked her, “Do you have a hard time with your depression when you’re in a situation where you don’t know whats going on?” She laughed and said, ‘YES! I have learned to [...]
I wrote my first book- Bipolar Happens!- in 2001. I was amazed that I could actually write. I started using my Health Cards Treatment Plan for Bipolar Disorder in 1999. I was able to have a career and write books over a year later. Bipolar Happens! is a fun book about a serious topic- managing this [...]
Here is a yes/ no quiz to check on your current stability. It’s pretty fascinating to see where you’re doing well and not doing so well. If you care about someone with the illness, answer from your own observations.
Answer yes or no:
1. I feel in control of my bipolar disorder symptoms.
2. I am sleeping regularly [...]
The following is a story of how working with clients has taught me what information parents and partners truly need. If you have not visited my coaching page, here is the link: http://www.juliefast.com/family-coaching/
In 1994 after my then partner Ivan come home after a three month stay in the hospital- I thought to myself- on day I [...]
Hello to everyone!
I want to say thanks for all of the comments and questions I receive on this blog. They mean a lot to me and I know they are important to other readers as well. Thousands read this blog for inspiration each month- and what you write really puts a human face on bipolar disorder. [...]
I love sports radio- as many of you know. I stopped listening to and reading all local and world news about six months ago and moved into sports.
Sports radio is a lot of fun and man on man do those guys gossip! They gossip more than any tabloid magazine. I find it very funny and [...]
Holiday Changes for the Better: Reader Comment
Here is a fantastic testament to how a solid treatment plan with personal changes can make a difference with the illness. I have known Sandra and her comments on this site for quite a while and know that she has gone through many, many changes in the past year in order to reach this level [...]