Kitt O’Malley

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  • Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award

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    Finding Your Inner Happiness recommended me for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Thank you so much, Finding Your Inner Happiness! Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award recognizes women bloggers from all around the world. There is no pressure to accept the award. The rules for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award are as follows: Thank the person who…

  • NAMI Week Three

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    Yesterday afternoon I attended NAMI‘s third week Peer-to-Peer class. The curriculum we covered was: Mental illnesses are no-blame disorders Brain biology and research about mental illness Challenges and benefits of medications Relapse prevention Creative visualization Mindfulness I feel I need to learn far more about relapse prevention. No doubt we will continue to cover that topic. As someone…

  • WordPress Followers range from active to silent

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    Sending out a HUGE HUG and SHOUT OUT to Glenn2point0 who blogs at Glenn2point0.wordpress.com about his Opinions on Life, the Universe and Mental Things. He thanked me and our dear blogging friend Dyane Harwood of Birth of a New Brain | Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder for being two of his most active blog followers. Glenn,…

  • Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, & Medication

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    This post is inspired by #medsandmotherhood week at STIGMAMA.COM, most specifically, this article: Pump and Dump, by Walker Karraa, PhD #medsandmotherhood. Before becoming pregnant with my son, I thoroughly surveyed the medical research about antidepressant use in pregnancy and during lactation. Since I had a history of severe depression and suicidal ideation dating back to…

  • Women, Stigma, and Mental Illness

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    Why is it that we as a society seem to accept depression in women more readily than other mental illnesses? We seem to find it acceptable when a woman harms herself, turns her pain, frustration, and anger inward; yet, should she lash out at those making demands of her, such as her children, she is seen as…

  • Road Trip

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    We are on our way to Mammoth Mountain, high on the eastern desert side of the Sierras, for a week of downhill mountain biking. I’ve never had great balance and divalproex sodium (Depakote) makes my inherent klutziness even worse. So I’ll be sticking to beginner slopes. My husband and son, though, will be risking life…

  • Thank You Nonsense and Shenanigans

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    Tempest Rose, author of the amazing blog Nonsense & Shenanigans – Trying to make sense out of nonsense and shenanigans …but usually achieving the opposite, today honored me by nominating me for the Liebster Award at http://nonsenseshenanigans.com/2014/07/12/liebster-award/. Please go visit her blog, enjoy her writing, and learn more about her. The blogs she nominated are well worth reading. Although greatly…

  • Pledge to Blog for Mental Health 2014 Project

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    I pledge my commitment to the Blog for Mental Health 2014 Project. I will blog about mental health topics not only for myself, but for others. By displaying this badge, I show my pride, dedication, and acceptance for mental health. I use this to promote mental health education in the struggle to erase stigma. In…

  • Minor Tweaking

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    So last night and today I made some minor tweaks to my site. My blog subtitle now is: Living with Bipolar Disorder. Loved by God. Hope the new subtitle resonates with others. My former seminary papers hadn’t received much interest. So I removed some articles, and retitled and revised others. Now I ask in my menu bar, What…

  • Thank You Mentors

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    Not precisely Ten Things of Thankful, but I am using the theme of the Ten Things of Thankful blog hop as an opportunity to thank those who have mentored me in my spiritual and religious growth. I originally wrote this article, which you can also find under my blog heading What About God?, as a…