New Year with the Same Bad Advice from Others | January 2023

New Year with the Same Bad Advice from Others | January 2023 | Natasha Tracy Newsletter

Published: Thu, 02/02/23

Natasha Tracy's Newsletter

January 2023 Edition

Welcome to my 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.

Sorry I'm a little late this month. Just pretend it's three days ago, please 🙂 I've been working on season two of Snap Out of It! The Mental Illness in the Workplace Podcast. I'm getting amazing guests lined up as well as a great sponsor. I can't say any more right now, but keep your eyes peeled for that soon.

In this edition, you'll find:

Articles and videos you may have missed, including a post on the worst advice for bipolar ever
An Instagram image and quote about how change happens
A February quote

What You May Have Missed

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

Why Do We Feel Mental Illness Self-Stigma? How Do We Fight It? — There's a lot of talk about stigma out there, but much less about self-stigma. And that's odd, because I don't know a single person with a serious mental illness who has not stigmatized themselves from time to time.
Worst Advice for Bipolar I've Ever Received — Most of us have received some bad bipolar treatment advice, but surprisingly, it can even come from doctors. Read about the worst advice I've gotten and add your own in the comments.
How to Change -- Changing Must Be Less Painful Than Not Changing — Change is painful. Always. But in order for it to happen, it has to be less painful that not changing.
How to Write About Bipolar Disorder for 20 Years — Yes, it's my 20 year anniversary. So many people run out of ideas to write about way before 20 years. Learn why I don't and how I keep at it.
Things I Took for Granted Before I Had Bipolar Disorder — There is so much that people without bipolar disorder take for granted. I know this because I remember being one of them.

Featured Video

The Scariest Part of Bipolar Disorder? Death — One of the things that people (like doctors) often gloss over when you're diagnosed is the risk of death with bipolar disorder. I don't do that.

The Archives

Insta-Instagram

January 10, 2023

"True knowledge isn't so much about learning as much as it is about remembering.

Have you ever learned something really honest and true and felt like you knew it all along? That's what I'm talking about. Not the Pythagorean Theorem or the periodic table of elements, I'm talking about about real truths.

Truth is a gift we're given that we already have. Sometimes looking within gives us what we really need. And we can find that thing as long as we don't allow outside forces to distract us for too long."

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.

January's Final Words

That's it for now, folks; I'll catch up with you again next year! Until then, please keep safe and get vaccinated/boosted as soon as you can. Remember, 1000s of people are still dying of COVID every day — don't be one of them.

Here is an inspiring quote to kick off Black History Month:

“One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.”

— Michelle Obama

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