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What about healthcare?- by Mica La Vita

16/10/2017by Yvette Hess 1 Comment

Of late, I have been reflecting about what the next 10 years of my life will look like. This process has led me to ask serious questions about my activism, […]

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[Mental Floss Mondays] Inspiration

29/05/2017by canteatstories Leave a comment
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[Mental Floss Mondays] Inspiration

22/05/2017by canteatstories Leave a comment

“If I can’t feel, If I can’t move, if I can’t think, and I can’t care, then what conceivable point is there in living?” – Kay Redfield Jamison. “When you […]

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[Mental Floss Mondays] Inspiration

15/05/2017by canteatstories Leave a comment

Depression goes hand-in-hand with bipolar disorder. Read here on how depression makes your body feel. Please also visit Good Content for more articles on mental health, healthy living and general tips and advice. You […]

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[Mental Floss Mondays] Inspiration

08/05/2017by canteatstories Leave a comment

We, at Our Lived Experience, wishes you a very good Monday and a wonderful week.  Why not educate yourself again? Read here about bipolar disorder depression.

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Nature’s inspiration

28/03/2016by Pieces of Bipolar 1 Comment

Therapeutic or just the latest craze, adult mandala colouring is taking off in leaps and bounds. Mandalas are not limited to pencil and paper. Use nature as your canvas, as […]

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Let music shift your pain

21/03/2016by Pieces of Bipolar 5 Comments

So often in our daily struggles with bipolar, mired down in depression or anxiety, psychosis or anger, we can lose sight of the concept of joy, of delight, jubilation, triumph, […]

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A brave heart beats

14/03/2016by Pieces of Bipolar Leave a comment

The fascination about a mantra is, if it’s repeated often enough, you might just be able to trick your mind into believing it as a truth. One of the first […]

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Flex your mind, we’re flossin’

07/03/2016by Pieces of Bipolar 2 Comments

  There’s personal hygiene, oral hygiene and then there’s mental hygiene. Mental hygiene is the science of maintaining mental health. We pay an awful lot of attention to our personal […]

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Be your true self

29/02/2016by Pieces of Bipolar 5 Comments

So often with bipolar, we may find ourselves forced to hide our authentic selves away. Driven by guilt, shame, stigma. Symptoms are masked and side effects of medication suppressed with […]

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