There are times in everyone’s life when you realize you just can’t do it all. Maybe you feel overwhelmed with the sheer weight of responsibility resting on your shoulders, or maybe issues that have haunted you since childhood threaten to sink you. You might be experiencing some mental health or physical problems brought on by […]
An Episode of Bipolar Depression, In The Raw
You know that quote by Laurence J. Peter, “Speak when you are angry, and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret”? Well, this post may be along those lines, except delete angry and add depressed. I’m going to share about my experience of the current bipolar episode I’m in, and I’m hoping that come […]
World Bipolar Day 2015 – A Guide To Getting Through Those First Steps
Today (March 30) is World Bipolar Day (WBD). It’s one of my favorite days of the year! Why? Because WBD is 24 hours of spreading awareness and eliminating social stigma of bipolar disorder around the entire world. Why is WBD so important to me? It’s important to me because I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder seven […]
Join Us For World Bipolar Day 2015!
World Bipolar Day (WBD) – an initiative of the Asian Network of Bipolar Disorder (ANBD), the International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF), and the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) – will be celebrated each year on March 30th, the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh, who was posthumously diagnosed as probably having bipolar disorder. I participated in World Bipolar Day last year […]
I Am A #SweatPink Ambassador!
A few weeks ago, I was accepted as a brand new #sweatpink ambassador with Fit Approach! It has been an amazing few weeks already! This is the Fit Approach mission (borrowed from the Fit Approach website): We believe that kicking ass is best done in pretty shoes. We’ve learned that real women sweat, and […]
How Fitness Has Impacted My Bipolar Disorder
It’s interesting thinking back to all the times when my bipolar was unstable. There are many reasons why I cycle one way or another (mania or depression), but the biggest factor (in my experience) has been my nutrition/fitness. Here’s a little bit of background on my disorder: I currently take lamictal (mood stabilizer) and trazodone […]
My Current Nutrition Plan, & Why It Has Nothing To Do With Anyone But Myself
There are two main reasons for this post. To hold me accountable and to document my progress with my new nutrition plan To clear up any confusion as to WHY I am doing this nutrition plan Let’s start with what the plan is. It’s called the GAPS diet. GAPS stands for Gut and Psychology Syndrome and was developed […]
Health Coaches Need Coaching, Too; My Struggle With Sugar Addiction
As most of you are already aware, I am a health & fitness coach, and I also live with bipolar disorder. A couple weeks ago, I was talking with my psychiatrist, and he said to me, “Lyndsay, you are always taking care of your clients and inspiring them. You’re taking care of the kids you […]
Being Just Crazy Enough
“Maybe, ya know, there’s no such thing as crazy. And being diagnosed with a mental illness doesn’t mean you’re crazy. But maybe it means you’re just more sensitive to what most people can’t see or feel. Maybe, no one’s really crazy, everyone is just a little bit mad. How much depends on where you fall […]
World Bipolar Day 2014
Six years ago, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I always knew there was something different about me, I just never knew what it was. I often felt depressed and anxious, and other times, very chatty and overly happy. When I was diagnosed (it was my parents who noticed the mood swings), I was more relieved than anything. […]
