196: Coming Back to Life

The last Monday of every month I always love to share something with you that I am navigating as it relates to living with bipolar.

March was a really fun and really busy month for me. Many of you know that I was out of the country celebrating my first wedding anniversary 3/2-3/11.

My baby sister, Milan, turned 21 along with another friend's birthday and going away event for another close friend.

I got to speak to a room of 100+ people sharing my lived experience with bipolar as one of NAMI'S Faces of Recovery. I attended the 3rd annual Kid in the Corner Gala and had a lot of meeting connecting with so many doing great work in the community around mental health.

But March is not over yet and there are still a lot of exciting things coming that I mention in the episode. As many of you know, good events can also be a trigger when living with bipolar.

For me personally, this month I was consumed with love, gratitude and excitement but... I also found myself feeling bad for not showing up as much online. I was hard on myself for taking longer than expected to get back into my routine and I also felt a lot of overwhelm, stress and an inability to slow down in certain moments.

So... what did I do? I made sure to check in with my therapist, loved ones and get my thoughts out of my head and onto paper. The more I got clear on where my more uncomfortable feeling came from... the more I was able to work through them to take care of myself.

It has been a challenge getting back to normal life following a trip out of the country but with my support network, I have been able to do it and so can you! :)

Please do me a favor and message me on Instagram (or email me at livewellbipolar@gmail.com) what you think of this episode. Without your feedback, I would not be here today.