Who Comes First? You Or The Kids
This Sunday morning, I got up, had my tea, made waffles for my family and went back to bed where I burrowed under the covers and cried. I stayed there, […]
Tag Archives: be a good parent despite mental illness
Calling all bloggers. Guest posts needed!
Next month, I plan on devoting Crazy Good Parent’s content on suicide. I learned, last December, that the holidays are not the season for suicide. There is a season when […]
Too Much; Not Enough: Sex, Drugs and Bipolar Disorder
I’ve shoveled away the pile of snow the plow left at the bottom of my drive. I’ve checked Facebook (more than once), eaten a chicken salad wrap, done 10 pushups, […]
We’re Crazy About Relationships This Month
Ok, it’s a cliché. February has Valentine’s Day in it and that’s all about love and stuff, so we should focus on relationships this month at Crazy Good Parent. Sometimes […]
Book Review: All Joy and No Fun by Jennifer Senior
All Joy and No Fun is the book I wish I’d had when my kids were little. With my first child, I read T. Berry Brazelton (or B. Terry Brazelton. […]
Time To Talk Day (UK)–A Crazy Good Idea
Ok, so it’s in England and those other countries where they have really cool accents but CGP has a global audience and who cares, right? Check out this post and […]
A “Disorder” That Can Threaten LGBTQ Kids
Publisher’s Introduction There aren’t a lot of benefits to having a mental disorder, but neurodiverse parents may actually have a leg up on helping their children cope with coming out […]
Speaking to Stigma: Blogging for Mental Health 2014
“I pledge my commitment to the Blog for Mental Health 2014 Project. At Crazy Good Parent, I will blog about mental health topics not only for myself, but for others. […]
I remember it well
Remember that post I promised on negative self-talk? Well, I wrote it, but I’m also using it to join the Official Blogging for Mental Health 2014 effort and, like many […]
It’s not just the weather that’s crazy
One of my coping strategies is finding copious amounts of solitude. The polar vortex, therefore, is not my friend. Today and tomorrow have been declared no school days in […]
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