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Another way to make your spouse understand your bipolar disorder is to watch the video I taped a few months back with Eric and Dick (husband of guardian angel Ann) on what it’s like being married to a manic depressive. Every time I watch this video I learn something new. Maybe you will too. Here…

On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever so briefly, the big picture. We’re hoping this soul time will provide enough peace of mind to get us through the week! I’ve been “mastering” my perfectionism problem this summer, as contradictory as that statement sounds.…

I enjoyed Sophie Keller’s blog post on the Huffington Post about trying new things, just like you did when you were a kid. Whenever I attempt a new endeavor or join a new club I always feel empowered … like life doesn’t have to be a series of mundane tasks. We have so many possibilities…

In his book, “The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs,” author Stephen Ilardi argues that the rate of depression among Americans is roughly ten times higher today than it was just two generations ago, and he points the blame to our modern life-style. Everything is so much easier today than it…

In discussion of Stephen Ilardi’s book, “The Depression Cure,” I wanted to offer my my 12 steps to beat depression, as well. Many comments on the boards lately have asked this question: What did I do to get better, or what would I suggest a person do to get better?  Well, I’m not sure. I…

I loved Gretchen Rubin’s article on “drift” … essentially making a decision by not making a decision. She gives the example of an engaged friend of hers who clearly didn’t want to get married, but didn’t do anything to prevent it, and then got divorced a year later. Gretchen explains, “Drift feels small, but once…

Another favorite post of Gretchen’s is the one on how to “Forgive an Accident.” Probably because, as a person who struggles with severe ruminations, I can so often be disabled … literally … by running a mistake over and over again in my head until that mistake takes over all the gray matter of my…

Hara Estroff Marano penned a fascinating article about jealousy called “Jealousy: Love’s Destroyer” in the last issue of “Psychology Today.” Since this deadly sin is one of my most unbecoming qualities–or so I have been told by friends–I was anxious to find out, perhaps, why I am so jealousy and what I can do about…

Thanks to James Bishop’s Optimism Software, I’ve become meticulous about my sleep hygiene this summer. I go to bed every night between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m., and I wake up (many times begrudgingly) at 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. Eight hours I get. No more and no less. I sleep in my bed. Not in my…

As if you didn’t already know this.  If your house runs like mine, your spouse’s slumber is just as important as your own, because you know some unpleasant things are headed your way if he hasn’t been able to shut his eyes all night because the ice maker is too loud and his pillow smells…
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