Yesterday evening Tristan and I sat down together with our kids Ellie and Evan and we wanted to talk to Ellie about testimony – what it is, where it comes from, how to get it if that is something that is desired. Ellie’s been really interested in testimony so we thought it was a good …
When I was at boarding school in 2007, there was a time when I began isolating myself socially. It seems contradictory given the fact that I was essentially in a full blown manic episode the entire time I was there, September through November. But there was a period of social isolation that I recall, where …
I picked up a book at my local library the other day titled Religions, and thought it would be a fun read. My intentions picking up the book were to refresh on my knowledge of world religions and maybe find some new things to understand about people of the world not close to my home …
This week I was invited to give a presentation to the students at Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy in Lindon, Utah in an assembly introducing their combined HOPE Week and Service Week. I chose to speak on what it means to balance living with a mental illness – especially creating a balance between 1. Not …
This last month I had the chance to sit in the FM100.3 studio for an interview with Rebecca Cressman, the host of FM100.3’s Utah Weekly Forum. It was awesome. Rebecca is very knowledgeable and up-to-date on these issues and it was a pleasure to talk with her about mental health and what it takes to …
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You are reading a post from katiewilkie.com/myfaith. To navigate to my main website where I discuss mental health, click here. Why do I choose to live as a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? One might very well look at my upbringing and the circumstances of the history of my …
It is February 2013. I am sitting, jittery and alert, on a couch beneath a large window in a psychiatrist’s office. Behind me through the window is the busy, bustling college town of Provo and the gorgeous landscape of the majestic Utah mountains. My husband is sitting next to me. I am listening to a …
What is Mania? As I’ve mentioned before, mania is different than hypomania. (See posts: insights into bipolar disorder, and “what is hypomania?”) I differentiate these based on severity, and according to how well I’m able to function. In hypomania, I can function normally and go about my day-to-day life and take care of my family …
What is Hypomania? During hypomania, as I’ve explained in this original post, I am still fully functioning as a “responsible adult” (or at least, as much as I am any other day. *see meme*) 1. First main experience that happens in hypomania: lots of ideas I usually recognize that it’s hypomania when I start to …
Who am I and why am I talking about bipolar disorder? Hey, my name is Katie. I have bipolar disorder, and I like to talk about it sometimes because I think it’s kind of interesting. I also think it’s helpful for people to understand what mental illness (such as bipolar disorder) is like, so that …
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