This week’s craziness
It’s so encouraging to see the response Crazy Good Parent is generating among parents—and non-parents—struggling with mental health issues. In two months, it’s gone from six founding followers to nearly […]
It’s so encouraging to see the response Crazy Good Parent is generating among parents—and non-parents—struggling with mental health issues. In two months, it’s gone from six founding followers to nearly […]
by Mary Ann Lopez Editor’s note: Mary Ann Lopez is a writer and yoga instructor who credits her yoga practice with helping her to heal from depression. She chose these […]
The following post includes mentions of suicide, anxiety and SAD. These may be triggering for some people. I thought I’d write a post today about the holidays and suicide because […]
When a former colleague learned I’d started Crazy Good Parent, he congratulated me but also said “crazy parent” and “good parent” were pretty much mutually exclusive to him. That’s the […]
It’s not just me that’s bipolar in my life. My house is, too. When I’m up, the house looks pretty good. The furniture is still cat-scratched (the living room) and […]
Editor’s note: Children of parents with mental illness are at higher risk for developing mental illness themselves. The risk is particularly significant among parents with bipolar disorder, ADHD, anxiety and […]
There’s not a lot that scares me. Capturing spiders is my job at our house and I don’t kill them. I very calmly catch them up in a tissue and […]
It started with mulling over my disorder. I know pretty well how being bipolar has negatively affected my life, particularly my relationships with people. But after gazing at my crazy […]
This morning, like every other morning, my son woke me at 6:20 so I could tell him goodbye. He raps loudly on my bedroom door, then heads downstairs without waiting. […]