Manic Monique's Meanderings: My Journey to Wellness

Dear Little Cousin, When your mother told me that you had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I cried. I wept because I did not w...

I survived Spring 2016! Every spring for the last three years (2013, 2014, and 2015) I became manic and was hospitalized for a number of d...

Life is really great right now. Like, really great. I deserve a little bit (or a lot of) goodness right about now. The last three years we...

I have worked with children my entire professional life and even before that. In high school, I volunteered at elementary schools and I taug...

In the last two weeks, I've consciously made a decision to reach out to friends I haven't been much in touch with. The results have ...

I need more structure in my life. I haven't been exercising consistently for weeks now and I'm not studying my Spanish like I need t...

Today in one of my Master's in Social Work (MSW) graduate school classes, we had an interesting writing exercise. My professor asked us:...