Julie on the Audrey Chapman Radio Show this Saturday Morning

I will be a guest on the Audrey Chapman Radio Show out of  Washington D.C. tomorrow morning. I look forward to learning more about Audrey’s work and ideas and sharing our ideas on bipolar disorder,depression and the African American Community.  Here is some more information on Audrey:  Audrey B. Chapman,Relationship Expert

 

Audrey B. Chapman is a family therapist,author,trainer,and nationally-known relationship expert. She has developed a “tough love”approach to helping men and women develop loving,interdependent relationships,build communication,and take responsibility for their happiness. She has appeared on dozens of national and television programs,including Oprah,Phil Donahue,20/20,Sally Jesse Raphael,Maury Povich,BET’s Tavis Smiley Show,Good Morning America ,NPR’s Morning Edition,and many,many more;and has been featured in The Washington Post,Essence Magazine,The New York Times,the Los Angeles Times,Ebony,and others.

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Posted on May 22nd,2010 | Tags:, | Category:In the Media

When a person with bipolar needs your help but gets angry when……

You try to help! I hate that. I’ve experienced it- believe me. It’s like tip toeing around a mean animal on some days and then they are fine like a teddy bear on others. It’s part of the illness in many ways:

Denial –My friend Janea says,“There is not such thing as denial,Julie. There is ignoring,lying to yourself and stubbornness,but there is no denial.”

She means that when a person gets hopping mad when you mention their behavior and are then able to hear what you say on other days- they are either sick and are not able or won’t control their moods,or they know exactly what you’re talking about and just don’t want to deal with it.

 So,DENIAL when it goes back and forth is a river in Egypt!

Unfortunately,there is a true symptom of the illness,especially in schizophrenia where people simply can’t see they [ Read More ]





Get it Done When You’re Depressed Radio/Podcast Interview

I recently did an excellent radio/podcast interview with Deborah Harper of Psychjourney. We talked about the release of my new book,Get it Done When You’re Depressed.

Here is a link to our interview. She asked excellent questions and really knew her stuff. All writers dream of interviews that go this well! You can scroll down to see my interview.

http://psychjourney.libsyn.com/index.php?post_category=Depression

There are many other resources on the page as well as a link to my book.

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Normal Worn Out vs. Bipolar Disorder Worn Out

I did my radio show this afternoon. It was on parents of children with a mental illness.  I had an amazing interview with Don Moore,a man whose daughter has schizophrenia. I have learned so much from doing the show. I have also known stress unlike any stress I have felt before!

I am simply worn out-  It’s about 8PM my time and all I can think of doing is going to sleep.  I am SO not used to this that I’m not sure if it’s even normal. Bipolar ‘worn out’ is so different- when you’re depressed or have just come out of a mood swing,the tiredness is weariness and unhappiness.

This is just feeling tired I think. There is a difference between stress from reality and stress from an illness.

If this even makes any sense! Now that I am able to work more in the real world- I am experiencing things that [ Read More ]