Recently, some folks from a book club in the US contacted me after they’d read and discussed my 2018 memoir, Mad Like Me: Travels in...

Every year on March 30th, it’s World Bipolar Day. A special day for us all to pause and reflect on this confounding disorder and how it...

Just released! I’m so excited! After two-and-a-half years collaborating with an amazing group of 42 contributors, this powerful new...

Ho, ho, ho! Happy Hanukkah! Et cetera, et cetera. The holidays are here again! But you obviously didn’t need me to tell you that, did...

Missing in action Regular readers of this blog will have noticed that I’ve been silent—MIA, actually—for many months recently. “Where has...

My own experience during the pandemic I don’t know about you, but when the pandemic hit here in Canada in March 2020, a cold chill went...

Writing as therapy Writing about (hypo)mania In my memoir, Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country, I say: “Bipolar made me feel like a...

People like me who have a mental illness need to take control of our own lifestyles and self-care, in addition to taking our prescribed...

The holidays can be a particularly stressful time for many, and that's in "normal" years. This year, with the added strain from COVID-19...

In a previous blog post, I argued that a mental illness should be considered to be an “underlying condition” that puts us at much higher...

Something that’s been on my mind a lot since the pandemic started is this: how will the stress of COVID-19, physical distancing and...

One of my main concerns in doing the research for my e-book, COVID-19 in Bipolar Country, was that none of the researchers were making...

In an earlier post, I discussed 4 key tips for coping with COVID-19, and then in my last post, I wrote about COVID-19 and the mental...

My previous post on March 24, Coping with COVID-19, mentioned four strategies I use to “stay sane in self-isolation.” Apart from my...

Have you been feeling way more stressed out than usual, like you’re teetering on the edge of a breakdown with all the uncertainty around...

In a previous post, I talked about WHY daily routines are so crucial to maintain mental stability. To recap quickly, it’s because...

Humans are a naturally smiley species. We appear to begin smiling even while we’re still in the womb. There are so many emotional and...

In my previous post, I explain how my type-A personality contributed to the development of my bipolar disorder, and – ironically – to my...

One of my several bookcases of binders I used to pride myself on my total type-A personality. Over-achiever, control freak, wannabe...

A version of this article first appeared on the Nonfiction Authors Association’s blog on May 23 2019. Beyond my budget! Problem: As a...