Julie’s coaching practice is currently on hold while she works on her new video course explaining her cannabis and bipolar disorder harm reduction plan. Please feel free to contact Julie at Julie Fast Books on gmail to receive a notification when the cannabis education course is ready for the public. Please note- Julie Fast is not taking any new coaching clients at this time. Please refer to her books and blog for help. She will be back soon. Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder is the place to start for partners. Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder and The Health Cards Treatment System for Bipolar Disorder are the best place to start for family members. Please do read below to hear more about her work. She will announce on the blog when her practice is taking new clients.
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Julie is the reason my son is currently in a mandated treatment program for bipolar disorder and cannabis use instead of in jail with known criminals. Because of her ability to synthesize an enormous about of information into short documents that I could share with the judge and my son’s lawyer, we were able to find the calmness needed to argue the case for mental health court. Before Julie, we were out of our minds with worry. I was not sleeping. I could not get a grip on what was needed. Julie heard our story, asked an incredibly short amount of questions and seemed to grasp many years of out of control behavior in just a few sessions. Now, we simply check in with Julie to tell her of our son’s progress. She taught us tools that we all use now. It wasn’t therapy. I am not too sure how to describe Julie’s work as there is no one like her. She understood my son because they share symptoms and she understood us because of her experience with family members and her partner who has bipolar. She also has what she calls a criminal mind due to her mania and psychosis. Thank heaven for Julie. She saved our family. I do not say this lightly.
Alex R.
Hermosa Beach, California
Along with my coaching practice, I work as a consultant for parents and partners who need help educating law enforcement, the judicial system and the law field on how bipolar disorder can lead to criminal behavior. I regularly create documents that help judges understand the background of a person who needs mental health court far more than a harsh sentence that teaches a person a lesson and am experienced in custody cases and other court situations where mental health is a factor.
When it comes to crimes committed during mood swings, people with bipolar disorder aren’t great at learning lessons that focus on tough love and we really, really do not respond well to jail.
I enjoy my work in the court system and encourage you to set up an intake if you have questions on how to get a loved one in to mental health court if there are pending charges.
My clients include those who have a loved one in jail, partners of people who committed crimes while using cannabis that led to a manic and psychotic episode as well as those who are involved in prostitution and other extremely out of character behaviors on account of a mental health disorder.
You can find relief.
Julie
