Brain health is vital for coping with bipolar disorder symptoms. When you’re focusing on improving yourself mentally you’ll find that your symptoms improve.
Have you ever wondered how to benefit from mental health life coaching? What Is Life Coaching? A life coach is a type of wellness professional that leads you on the path toward a better you. They help to clarify your goals, identify obstacles that hold you back as well as come up with strategies to …
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In this post, we’ll be exploring mood episodes and also offer helpful tips for managing your mood. This is a very important coping strategy for managing bipolar symptoms. What Are Mood Episodes? Let’s start by asking, what is a mood? A mood is a feeling or a specific state of mind at any given time. …
How does bipolar disorder affect your working life? Are you able to work? If you do work how do bipolar symptoms affect you? How Bipolar Disorder Affects You At Work? If you have bipolar disorder there are many challenges you face. For example it can affect your ability to find and keep a job. There …
In this post we’ll explore how to self advocate for your mental health! What Does It Mean? To advocate is to publicly support or recommend a specific cause or policy. For example a mental health advocate supports or fights for those with mental illness. They also share personal stories as well as helping and inspiring …
Let’s Explore Endorphins In our last post we explored dopamine. It’s a brain chemical that plays a role in motivation, emotions as well as mood. The imbalance of dopamine plays a role in bipolar disorder symptoms. Learning how to manage this imbalance with therapy, medication as well as lifestyle changes are keys to a better …
Dopamine is a brain chemical called a neurotransmitter. It’s made in your body and it’s used by your nervous system to send messages between nerve cells. It plays a role in how we feel pleasure. Let’s Explore Dopamine?! Dopamine is a chemical that makes you feel good. According to healthline.com, it plays a role in …
Let’s explore how to fight depression?! Is it temporary or is it long term like clinical depression. What are some symptoms of depression? Is it a normal response to a life event or is it something more serious? What can you do about it? Let’s find out!! What Is Depression? Depression is a mood disorder. …
In this post we’ll be exploring the role probiotics play in managing bipolar disorder. What Are Probiotics? Probiotics are live good bacteria that you consume. They help keep your body healthy and also working well. Probiotics are part of your body’s microbiome aka your “gut”. They play a role in helping as well as restoring …
What is a Bipolar Brain? Let’s explore the bipolar brain. Bipolar Disorder is a mental disorder marked by mood episodes. These range from manic highs to depressive lows. The exact cause of bipolar disorder is unknown. Factors such as genetics and environment play a role. Another important factor that may play a role in bipolar …