High-risk activities and environmental extremes can destabilize your bipolar disorder. Engaging in high-risk activities can help a doctor to diagnose bipolar disorder. High-risk activities are generally those that can hurt another person. Examples include overspending and hypersexuality. Engaging in high-risk activities is very symptomatic of someone in a manic episode. Just because someone participates in…
Short Film – A Storied Mind A Storied Mind is a short film depicting the realities of mental health illnesses. The focus of the film is to give hope to sufferers and their loved ones. The narration and poem in A Storied Mind are by Nia Modley. Videography produced by Lottie Barrett. Lottie’s story… Six years ago to this…
*Photo by Warren on Unsplash Dr. Scott Symington Your pattern of thinking (thinking patterns)—the thoughts you regularly invest in—has a big impact on your mood. Ever since the cognitive revolution of the 1950s and 1960s, it has been well established that certain reflexive ways of thinking about self and the world—sometimes referred to as “cognitive…
*Photo by Samantha Sophia on Unsplash While mental health issues have gained an increased amount of attention in the United States, the nation’s general mental well-being has still been steadily on the decline. According to the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, the recent spike in suicide rates has had a profound impact on American teens. The…
*Photo by israel palacio on Unsplash On March 7, 2018, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Stephanie James, as a guest on her radio show, The Spark. The topic is demystifying mental illness. Stephanie is a psychotherapist, licensed clinical social worker, and host of her radio show. You can listen to her show every Wednesday,…
*Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash By Steve Poehler Founded in 1887, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or AICPA, has been around for, oh, just a couple of years. I also happen to be an AICPA member myself. With that history in mind, I thought, what better time than now to perform a…
*Photo by NOAA on Unsplash I am sure you have heard the question, “Can people really change?” Perhaps you have wondered the same thing? A neurotypical individual is a person who does not have a mental illness like bipolar disorder. From my own experience, I would be hard-pressed to find an example of a neurotypical…
By Steve Poehler My favorite sports talk show host, Colin Cowherd, once said: “If yoga was created in the United States, it would be called ‘stretching.’” As a long-time listener of Colin’s show—and a long-time practitioner of yoga—I had a nice chuckle at that comment. Yoga is (wrongfully) perceived sometimes as “just stretching.” While I often…
*This post contains affiliate links. That means when you buy something, it helps support me and my mission. For further information, please read my Disclosure Statement. Keith O’Neil is a retired professional football player. He also happens to live with bipolar disorder type 1. That’s the same diagnosis I have. Under My Helmet is the recent…
*Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness. If you are a loved one of someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it can be quite confusing how to support them. I know you have questions. To help you better understand the ways you can help support your loved one living with bipolar…