Mental Health Advocacy Archives

Am I Still a Mental Health Blogger?

What defines being a blogger, specifically a mental health blogger? Must I write regularly or frequently? Must I always write about mental health? What if that is not my focus ALL the time? [...]

Kitt O'Malley2017-02-07T12:36:22+00:00February 7th, 2017|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Caregiving, Depression, Hypomania, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mood Cycling, NAMI, Recovery, Self care, Writing|Tags: NAMI Provider Education|73 Comments

Featured Blogger: Kitt O’Malley – Art by Rob Goldstein
Featured Blogger: Kitt O’Malley – Art by Rob Goldstein

Bipolar Disorder, Blogging, Caregiving, Family, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, Psychotherapy, Self care, Stigma, Writing

Featured Blogger: Kitt O’Malley – Art by Rob Goldstein

Thank you, Robert Goldstein, for featuring me on Art by Rob Goldstein as his November featured blogger. The original interview is posted at: robertmgoldstein.com/2016/11/06/featured-blogger-kitt-omalley/. Here I reprint it. This month’s featured blogger is writer and [...]

Kitt O'Malley2016-11-10T00:27:28+00:00November 10th, 2016|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Blogging, Caregiving, Family, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, Psychotherapy, Self care, Stigma, Writing|Tags: exhaustion, interview, Robert M Goldman|10 Comments

Where Am I Going Now?
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Where Am I Going Now?

Acceptance, Bipolar Disorder, Caregiving, Gratitude, Mental Health Advocacy, Stroke

Where Am I Going Now?

Originally written October 2015, a month before my mother had her stroke, before my life changed. Still settling into my new normal. How do I describe myself? How do I best describe my [...]

Kitt O'Malley2016-09-22T14:58:41+00:00September 22nd, 2016|Categories: Acceptance, Bipolar Disorder, Caregiving, Gratitude, Mental Health Advocacy, Stroke|Tags: art, direction, identity, purpose, Writing|7 Comments

In My Own Voice
In My Own Voice

Acceptance, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Hypomania, Mania, Medication, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Recovery, Stigma

In My Own Voice

The weekend after I attended BlogHer16, my local NAMI Orange County office hosted an In Our Own Voice (IOOV) training. In Our Own Voice (IOOV) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqXC7zuASBA Hi, I’m Kitt O’Malley Mother of a teen [...]

Kitt O'Malley2019-08-31T17:13:51+00:00September 5th, 2016|Categories: Acceptance, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Hypomania, Mania, Medication, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Recovery, Stigma|Tags: In Our Own Voice, IOOV, National Alliance on Mental Illness|58 Comments

Please Support Me – #NAMIOCWalker – Thanks!

Please support me and team STIGMA SMASHERS as we walk 5K for NAMIWalks Orange County 2016. NAMI Orange County has been instrumental in my mental health recovery. NAMI Peer-to-Peer introduced me to the concept of [...]

Kitt O'Malley2016-08-18T16:45:37+00:00August 18th, 2016|Categories: Discrimination, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Recovery, Stigma, Support Group|Tags: #namiocwalker, #NAMIWalks2016, NAMIWalks|18 Comments

I've Got This… Really, I Do

Since my mother refused post-stroke treatment, behavior I could not control, I've been really busy. Bordering on mildly hypomanic at times, yet surprisingly stable given all the stress I'm under, I gained a [...]

Kitt O'Malley2016-02-16T16:18:23+00:00February 16th, 2016|Categories: Caregiving, Dementia, Family, Involuntary Hospitalization, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, Self care, Stroke|Tags: elder care, ischemic stroke|33 Comments

Where Am I Going Now?

How do I describe myself? How do I best describe my blog? What has my blog become? What direction do I want to take it? What direction is my life taking? Is my writing [...]

Kitt O'Malley2015-10-18T11:00:14+00:00October 18th, 2015|Categories: Acceptance, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Gratitude, Mania, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness|Tags: art, direction, identity, purpose, Writing|0 Comments

#IAmStigmaFree #namiocwalker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhwb--etD7A October 10th my husband and I are walking the 5K NAMIWalks Orange County 2015 with team STIGMA SMASHERS. NAMI Orange County has been instrumental in my mental health recovery. Please visit NAMIWalks.NAMI.org/KittOMalley to sponsor me. Thank you! [...]

Kitt O'Malley2015-10-06T17:39:35+00:00October 6th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Recovery, Volunteering|Tags: #IAmStigmaFree, #namiocwalker, fundraising for mental health, hope4mh, mental health recovery, namioc.org, Orange County, Stigma Smashers|0 Comments

Kitt O'Malley – STIGMA SMASHER – NAMIWalks 2015

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhwb--etD7A October 10th my husband and I are walking the 5K NAMIWalks Orange County 2015 with team STIGMA SMASHERS. NAMI Orange County has been instrumental in my mental health recovery. Please visit NAMIWalks.NAMI.org/KittOMalley to sponsor me. Thank you! [...]