Brain Waves
ENTER YOUR CORE of CALM In past posts, we have talked a lot about mindfulness techniques to regulate emotion and reduce anxiety, meditation for stress reduction, and spiritual practice to achieve...
View ArticleAltering Brainwaves Yields Positive Results
MEDITATION WORKS We have explored the world of brain waves together. We have worked on becoming aware of our thoughts and feelings, and of the intensity of our emotional landscape. We have talked...
View ArticleBrain Entrainment
Synchronizing Brainwaves/Altering States of Consciousness What is Brain Entrainment? Long story short, brain entrainment is a technology designed to align an individual’s brain waves with a a periodic...
View ArticleHow Your Doctor Treats Bipolar Disorder
Evidence Based Practice Evidence based practice in general means that the care and interventions used by practitioners to treat a medical, psychological, or psychiatric disorder are determined by the...
View ArticleUrgent Care and Psychosocial Treatment
Evidence Based Practice In our last post we took a look at the basic guidelines that doctors use to treat bipolar along with basic clinical points that doctors are encouraged to follow. In...
View ArticleInterpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy
Strategies for Daily Balance The therapy modality called Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy (IPSRT) is designed to treat frequent recurrence of bipolar disorder, as well as problems of non...
View ArticleDecoding Genes
Genes Discovered Linked to Bipolar Disorder Have you ever wondered if life would be easier for Individuals who are working with the challenges of mental illness and disorders like bipolar disorder, if...
View ArticleRx Laughter
Healing by Laughing Is Laughter Good Medicine? Have you ever simply felt better after having a good laugh? Although until very recently, we did not have any reported, randomized controlled clinical...
View ArticleLaughter Clubs
Gotta Laugh-Feelin Good “Life is worth living as long as there’s a laugh in it.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables My last post included a serious look at the idea that laughter can be used as...
View ArticleMandala For Your Soul
Mandala and Anxiety Reduction One of the easiest ways to guide yourself into a calm state, while enjoying the process is to engage in the art of mandala. This process will offer you an way to uncover...
View ArticleMandala For Your Soul-Creation
Mandala: Your Own Healing Light You can use Mandala work as a self help therapeutic tool whenever you feel anxious or out of balance. We talked about mandalas in my last post. The uses for mandala...
View ArticleYou Have Rights
People With Bipolar Protected by ADA Did you know that people with Bipolar are protected by the ADA in employment? According to an article written by Attorney Katharine Gordon has provided some...
View ArticleSix Tips For Staying Balanced at Work
Working With Bipolar Clearly, many, many people who live with Bipolar also hold steady jobs. Though the tips below are likely to be helpful to most people, these will be especially helpful for people...
View ArticleFinding the Right Job
Bipolar and Looking for Work If you do not have a career and are not working right now, you might be thinking that you would like to. If you have Bipolar disorder, and you are currently stable,...
View ArticleSelf Esteem Booster Box
Chase Depression Away You can create a Self Esteem Booster Box while you are feeling stable. This is a creative project and will be fun for you. The first thing to do is to get a nice sturdy box that...
View ArticleHealing the Hurt
Bipolar Relationship Repair You do have a partner who has been hurt by your behaviors? It happens sometimes. Manic episodes often invite confusion an inability to understand what someone is saying,...
View ArticleHealing the Hurt
Feeling Rejected and Misunderstood Do you sometimes feel as if no one really understands what you are going through when you are facing the aftermath of a manic episode? Do you wonder if your friends...
View ArticleHelping your Loved One Recover
Eight Things You Can Do To Help Feelings of low self esteem and unworthiness can creep into your loved ones mind and heart; especially if they are recovering from a manic state and have done things...
View ArticleBipolar Child?
Sifting Through the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder in Children Parents with children who are expressing behavioral problems can be confusing to their parents. When sorting out the issues and determining...
View ArticleTreating the Bipolar Child
How to Help Your Young One If you suspect that your child has bipolar disorder, you may be feeling confused, helpless, and overwhelmed. You may be wondering how the family dynamics will be...
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