13

Aug

Warning Signs Of Mental Health For The College Student Talking to my son today we had a conversation. He will be attending college this fall and we spoke about how I have prepared him with the skills on what to do if he were to find himself in a mental health crisis. We have talked about mental health in our home since he was a young age. We have a very open dialog about mental health. He knows that he does not have to hide any mental health issues around us, we openly discuss what the warning

2017

24

Jul

​ Life is all about balance and as a person with bipolar disorder it is not something I am good at. I struggle finding the balance in my life whether it be with my personal relationships or my work life. I struggle, more than the normal person would but that’s because guess what? I am not normal. Let me say that again in case I didn’t make it clear enough. I am not normal! And guess what? I am okay with that. In fact, it is something I have learned to love about myself. My individuality has

2017

01

Apr

In the fall of 2014 Tosha Maaks, wife and mother of 4 boys, landed herself in county jail serving 30 days on a, day for day, 60 day sentence after a manic episode. Tosha being bipolar and ADHD and always looking for the next great thing was following her passion after being out as bipolar to her small community and forced out of her job. She was going to school full time for theatre. She was excelling quickly and was stage managing the spring show. The stress was high as she would start the

2016

01

Apr

8 O’clock is bed time to my husband. Not for me, but for him since he has to be up at five to be ready for work, it’s plenty late for him. I normally will follow him to bed in order to cuddle with him for 15 or 20 minutes as he is drifting off and getting comfortable. I get under the blankets, and snuggle up to him, and he puts his strong arms around me and pulls me close to him. I lay my head on his chest and listen to the beat of his heart. It wasn’t a nightly ritual at the time, however

2016