Have you ever felt like you were stepping into the role you were made for? This is something I am feeling for the first time in my life. It has come with years of self-doubt, overcoming challenges and transforming my past into richness for the present. This might sound a bit like destiny-speak, as if there is only one thing meant for me, or perhaps fate made it happen. I don’t actually believe there is only one role for me in this lifetime, though I am currently experiencing

October 17th, 2025 Another week of moving forward with my new consulting business- and another experience of depression creeping up after the hypomania of the prior week. Bipolar Disorder never sleeps, so relying on my mental health routine is essential to keep my dream business alive. Total transparency: I don’t have this thing figured out (my business, or bipolar). Total truth: I can get through any bipolar episode or instability with patience and care. Total amazement: I k

August 1st, 2021 14 years ago on this day, August 1st, 2011, I chose to transform my suffering into an asset. My alcoholism was destroying my soul and all I could see was a pain response on repeat: terrified by my undiagnosed bipolar episodes, self-medicating by picking up a drink to numb it away, and soothing the reactivity. But on that day I knew I had to stop or I would probably die. I wanted a change. 14 years later, I am alive, sober, thriving with bipolar disorder and m

I was reminded this week of a pivotal experience in my development as an educator, which is also related to my recovery with bipolar disorder. I started my educator career at a small therapeutic boarding school in New Hampshire called Oliverian School. I saw one of the school’s posts on social media this week about celebrating pride month, and it brought me back 20 years… In 2005, I volunteered at Oliverian in hopes of being offered a job, and I was. I had told the headmaster