The retired WWE star, formerly known as AJ Lee, is fighting in a brand new arena: She is telling her story to take down stigma. Growing up to be a professional wrestler isn’t every little girl’s dream ...

From lived experience to expert insight, these books open the door to understanding, connection, and new ways of seeing bipolar disorder. Living with bipolar can sometimes feel like you’re trying to ...

Explosive rage can jeopardize your career. Here are three practical tips to keep your cool and maintain professionalism. We all face challenges at work — whether it’s dealing with the demands of the ...

Something changed when Sasha W. noticed the hot pink running shoes sitting in the corner of her bedroom. She was 27 at the time and struggling with the worst depressive valley of her life. As she lay ...

Living with bipolar disorder often means facing a mind that doesn’t always feel like your own. When psychosis takes hold, even familiar faces and places can twist into something unrecognizable, ...

Whenever James M. feels stressed, he logs onto his computer and writes it all away. He says that journaling has been a major source of strength and hope in managing his bipolar 1 disorder. His online ...

In a previous blog, 6 Things I Didn’t Realize About Taking Antipsychotics, I wrote about how antipsychotic medications have affected my life. But antipsychotics aren’t the only medications I take for ...

In fact, other findings show that daily exercise can boost your mood and even improve your cognition. Not to mention, breaking a sweat is often free, or nearly so, and fun. It’s easy to find mistaken ...

Everyone has moments where they jump to conclusions or blurt out something they regret. But with bipolar disorder, the tendency to leap without looking is more than just a bad habit — it’s a core ...

Being open about his bipolar hasn’t stopped Robert O. Boorstin from scaling professional heights; it propelled him from the beginning. Early on in what would become an illustrious career, policy wonk ...

I struggled for months with a bipolar depression that smothered me. It felt like suffocation. The heaviness seemed to affect even my breathing: I had to consciously labor for each breath. It felt as ...

Finding the right medication for your bipolar disorder may be one of the trickiest parts of reaching mood stability. Typically, a balance of therapy, medication(s), and lifestyle changes is necessary ...