I'm pleased to say I have been asked by Health Union to speak at their annual Social Health Connexion event online on June 26th. You can watch for FREE!

I'll be talking about my own background, how I become a professional health advocate and the skills you need to become a professional too. (I'll be talking about this from the perspective of a writer, but the information pertains to most advocacy professionals.) There will be a Q and A and a forum you can access later for more information.

Social Health Connexion also includes a session about leveraging social media as a health leader and the 2024 Social Health Awards Ceremony, which honors health leaders from across the spectrum.

(If you can't make it, sign up for the Zoom session and you'll get information about the recording when it becomes available.)

The Details

• What: A talk on health advocacy as a career
• Where: At Social Health Connextion 2024 via Zoom
• When: June 26th at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
• How: Sign up for this free event here

If you follow me on social media, you might know that there was a fire in my building, and I was displaced for more than three months. While my apartment is fine, and I'm finally home, this disruption threw a wrench into my book plans.

Because of that, I'm pushing back the launch date to September.

Don't worry, it's still coming. You can still subscribe here to stay in the loop about the launch and enter to win a free copy.

I promise it will be worth the wait.

Find new articles you might have missed from the Bipolar Burble and Breaking Bipolar blogs, along with what I have published on Health Union:

• How to Advocate for Yourself in a Doctor's Appointment — When I started seeing a psychiatrist, he didn't listen to what I had to say about my illness. That was part of what led to a misdiagnosis. Since, I've learned how to make myself heard, and so can you.
• What Makes a Person Suicidal? — I have been suicidal many, many times. It has made me think about what gets a person to that point. What drives suicidality for people, and what can we do to protect them from it?
• Why Do I Think Everything Is My Fault? — I'm aware that not everything is my fault, but that doesn't stop me from feeling like it is. I know I'm not alone in this. So, what makes me and other people think that everything is our fault?
• Generalizing Your Experiences with Those with Bipolar — I've seen it happen a million times. People have experience with one person with bipolar disorder, and they assume their experiences with all of us will be the same. These generalizations help no one, however.
• The Effects of Ghosting on Depression — I recently was ghosted by someone I love. The effects of this on my depression have been profound.
• Can I Get Back to Life Before Bipolar Disorder? — We often want to get back to what our life was like before the bipolar disorder — and, indeed, even some doctors say we can get back there. But can we really do that?
• Why Employers Shouldn't Overlook Those with Bipolar — If an employer looked at a resume and saw the applicant had bipolar disorder, I think we all know how that would go. However, this is a mistake on the employer's part.
• How to Foster an Effective Doctor-Patient Relationship — When a doctor helps you treat an illness, you need to be a team: you and them against the illness. It's not always easy to build that team, however. Here are some tips for doing it.
• What I Wish My Supports Would Say (And What I Wish They Wouldn't) — When you have a mental illness, many people say unhelpful things to you, even when they mean well. If you support someone with mental illness, you'll want to read this.
• Dating and Talking About My Mental Health — Dating is complicated enough without adding mental illness into it. Here are some tips for talking about your mental health when you're dating. 

• More from Bipolar Burble
• More from Breaking Bipolar
• My articles for Health Union
• My videos for bpHope