Bipolar Burble Newsletter | December 2021 | The Happy Holiday Edition 🎄

Published: Thu, 12/16/21

Natasha Tracy's Bipolar Burble Newsletter

December 2021 Edition

Welcome to my Bipolar Burble Newsletter. It's where I have a chance to talk to you, my readers, and offer information that can help those with mental illness and their loved ones. Thanks for reading.

Happy Holidays, folks! I hope this newsletter finds you well and heading into an enjoyable holiday. If you've got holiday concerns, though, read on for some of my writings about surviving the holidays along with all the usual tidbits plus questions for you!

In this edition you'll find:

On-demand masterclass information
Writings to help get you through your holidays
Bipolar Burble and Breaking Bipolar articles you may have missed
An Instagram image and quote
A Lost Marbles review
Questions for you about mood-tracking apps
A December quote

Natasha Tracy's Mental Health Masterclasses

10 Masterclasses Are Now Available On-Demand

As you may know, I've been running masterclasses over the last few months. I'm pleased to say that you can get on-demand access to any of these masterclasses.

Here are the masterclasses available. Click on the title for details about the masterclass. Email Natasha for access to any masterclass.

The price to access a masterclass is $45 for one or $40 per masterclass if you buy more than one. For access to any masterclass, just click the button below to email me.

Contact Natasha for Access

Surviving the Holidays

Over the years I've written a lot about surviving the holidays with bipolar disorder. If you're not feeling great, I hope something here helps.

What You May Have Missed

Here are a some things you might have missed from Bipolar Burble and Breaking Bipolar:

Stigma Prevents Mental Health Care -- Myth — It is a common refrain in the mental health world that "stigma" is the biggest, baddest boogeyman there is, and it is what keeps people from getting treatment. I (and stats) are here to tell you, this isn't true.
Mental Illness Can Prevent Daily Hygiene — Here, I write about how hard it is for me to wash my hair and how daily hygiene tasks can be hard for so many with a mental illness.
Trigger Warnings Don't Work -- Don't Use Trigger Warnings — Everyone thinks that including trigger warnings helps people, but does it really?
Comfort Foods and Depression — I think we hear all the time that eating comfort foods is wrong, but is this really the case? Are there benefits to eating comfort food?
Why Didn't I Get Treatment for Bipolar Earlier? — I didn't get treatment until years of symptoms had passed. This is actually pretty common but why did it happen to me?
Stop 'Correcting' Mental Health Language — People have this nasty habit of "correcting" the language of others just because they don't like it. I do wish they would stop.
Medicating Bipolar to a Manageable Level — People seem to think that you can medicate bipolar until you have no symptoms left. While this should be the goal, it's not the reality for so many.
Pain Destroys My Ability to Think — I know that when I'm in too much pain, my brain just grinds to a halt.

The Archives

Insta-Instagram

December 24, 2020

"In case no one tells you this over the holidays: You're important to me. I appreciate you.

Everyday, I remember that without readers, there would be no writers. You are why I do what I do. You are how I can do what I do. Thank you for supporting my work.

So happy holidays. I hope you find a moment of joy."

I create (and comment on) a lot of interesting work on Instagram, in addition to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. I'm posting interesting quotes, images and quirky things from my life. I hope you'll join me there.

'Lost Marbles' Reviews

I'm pleased to say I now have 312 reviews/ratings between GoodReads and Amazon. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to write their thoughts. Lost Marbles is rated about 4.5 stars out of 5!

Here is a beautiful review: An Incredibly Important Read

"As a bipolar sufferer I had read many books on the topic and most left me confused and disappointed. Natasha Tracy 'Lost marbles' delivers what other failed to deliver. Incredibly honest , presenting bipolar disorder for what it is, insightful and offering both understanding and hope. Natasha lives with bipolar disorder herself and she does not try to sugar coat the difficulties she faces. She is a warrior. She fights for her better tomorrow .

I too, like herself hear from the well meaning people: 'Don't be so harsh on yourself.' Natasha knows all too well that if she is not harsh on herself she will fall apart, wont achieve anything meaningful, will fail. She earned my respect from the first pages. Her advice is invaluable. The language she uses is clear and makes it easy to " get it ". If there is one book I wish I had read around the time of my diagnosis its this one . Thank you."

Buy Lost Marbles

If you've had a chance to read Lost Marbles, I would love it if you would leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads. Thanks, I appreciate it.

Questions for You

Do you use a mood tracking app? Why or why not?
What is your favorite mood tracking app and why?

Enter your answers here.

(I'll be compiling the responses and presenting them in the January newsletter.)

December's Final Words

That's it for now folks; I'll catch up with you again in January. Until then, please keep safe and get vaccinated/boosted as soon as you can. And please find a moment to enjoy something this holiday. I find Christmas lights are impossible to be mad at — whether you care about Christmas or not.

Finally, here's an December quote you might enjoy:

“May and October, the best-smelling months? I'll make a case for December: evergreen, frost, wood smoke, cinnamon.”

— Lisa Kleypas, Love in the Afternoon

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