Bipolar Burble Newsletter | May 2020 | Online Speaking Event Announced | Surviving COVID Tips

Bipolar Burble Newsletter | May 2020 | Online Speaking Event Announced | Surviving COVID Tips | More

Published: Mon, 05/18/20

Natasha Tracy's Bipolar Burble Newsletter

May 2020 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.

In this edition you'll find:

A new endeavor -- live, online, mental health speaking events you can attend
COVID-19 articles to help with your mental health
Bipolar Burble and Breaking Bipolar articles you may have missed
An Instagram image and quote
A Lost Marbles review
A May quote

Natasha Tracy's Online Mental Health Speaking Events

Online Mental Health Speaking Event Now Available

I am pleased to announce a new endeavor. I'm now going to be offering live, online, mental health speaking events (webinars) through Zoom. In this new world in which we are living, this seems like a great way to deliver the information that you need and want.

My first event is entitled: Get Real 1: What You Need to Understand About a Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis.

This talk is perfect for people who want to know what it's really like to live with bipolar disorder. The audience for this talk is people with bipolar disorder, yes, but also loved ones. If you are having trouble making a loved one understand your diagnosis, get them to watch this talk.

This is a live, ticketed event. Find out all the details here.

Date: Saturday, June 13th
Time: Noon Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Pacific)
Length: 90 minutes
Price: Early-Bird Tickets: $30, After May 24th, $40.

Tickets are on sale now. You can get tickets through my website or through Eventbrite.

I will be scheduling other live, online speaking events in the coming weeks. They will all be listed on my website.

Buy Early-Bird Tickets Now

COVID-19 Pandemic and Your Mental Health Articles

Many of us are struggling with the world as adjusted for a pandemic. I, personally, am having lots of anxiety and sleep problems because of it. Here is what I've written on the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health so far:

People Care About Your Mental Health During the Pandemic -- Don't Give Up -- I know how hard this time is for me, and I know it's hard for many of you too, but there are resources available so reach out and don't give up.
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Affecting My Mental Health -- As I said, I feel how difficult this time is, personally. Read this article and watch this video to learn more about how the pandemic is affecting my mental health and the mental health of others.
Reduce Anxiety by Feeling More In-Control in Spite of COVID-19 -- I think one of the big things we're all feeling is a lack of control. Find out how to get some control back.
Coronavirus Good News and My Mental Health -- I'm so glad there is some good news about the coronavirus out there. It affects my mental health too.
Coronavirus Isolation Is Making Me Exhausted -- Exhaustion is something I'm overwhelmed by these days, and it's not just me. This pandemic and its associated isolation is kicking my butt.
Negative Emotions in Bipolar Disorder Thanks to COVID-19 -- I find that negative emotions are a part of bipolar moods and I'm finding them particularly prevalent right now.
Losing Your Bipolar Routine During COVID-19 Isolation -- I have a bipolar-wellness-related routine, and I consider it very important. It was lost when isolation came in. Here's how I'm dealing with that.

What You May Have Missed

I've been mostly writing about the pandemic and mental health, of course (you can see those above), but there are a few other things you might want to check out, too:

I'm in Too Much Pain -- Chronic Pain Implications -- I'm in chronic pain and I hate it. It does things to me and my life.
How to Sleep with Bipolar -- Good Sleep Hygiene and Sleep Tips -- This is the ultimate compendium on how to sleep with bipolar. It puts together information that has previously been scattered throughout many posts. It's critical reading if you have trouble sleeping.
You Don't Need Bad Times to Appreciate the Good -- If you feel like the bad times we are having right now help you to appreciate the good, that's great, but I don't think bad times are a requirement.

The Archives

Insta-Instagram

May 14, 2020

"This is a hard time. This is a really hard time. But if you're still here, you're making it through. Day by day we're surviving together. I'm proud of you."

I create a lot of interesting work on Instagram, in addition to Facebook and Twitter. 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 206 reviews between GoodReads and Amazon. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to write their thoughts. The average review is about 4.5 stars out of 5!

Here is a 5-star review by Robert Tanner on Amazon (in the UK):

Highly Recommended for Sufferers and Carers "I am 62, and this is the first book to accurately describe the condition which I have endured most of my adult life. - a condition which has blighted not only my life, but also that of my family. Anyone who gets the impression that being bipolar is somehow "cool" because many celebrities claim to suffer from it should read this book - it would soon dispel their misconceptions . . . reading this book has made me realise I am not alone in my suffering. This book is easy to read and should be required reading for all those involved in the care of people with bipolar disorder and depression!"

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.

May's Final Words

That's it for now folks; I'll catch up with you again in June. Stay well. Wash your hands and stay home if you can. Here's a quote for you that made me smile, I hope it does the same for you:

"Then you have to remember to be thankful; but in May one simply can't help being thankful . . . that they are alive, if for nothing else. I feel exactly as Eve must have felt in the garden of Eden before the trouble began."

-- L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

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