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A Bipolar Relationship – Is it survivable?
A few years back I asked my wife, Joan Winifred, how involving her in “my recovery” (more like OUR recovery) has helped our relationship? She said: “It drew us closer together in mutual...
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The Perfect Bipolar Marriage Proposal
On October 10, 1991 a young man, namely me, Chato Stewart, asked a young woman, namely my wife, Joan Winifred, to marry me…or maybe I should’ve asked as the caption of the The Family Stew cartoon says:...
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Love: Do you Give Your Heart? Flowers? Chocolate? or Brains?
James, You don’t get me… I would’t be caught alive eating that!! Do you understand your partner’s needs? Love: Do you Give Your Heart? Flowers? Chocolate? or Brains? Is your relationship heading into...
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Little Toss-Back Mental Health Humor
I have been getting some cartoons together for a webinar and took a trip down memory lane. Here is a little toss-back Mental Health Humor cartoons going back to 2008. Here are a few cartoons they may...
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Webinar: Loving Your Special Someone With a Psychological Disorder
We all know how life can be a roller coaster ride. How much more so a life touched by a psychological disorder. What about a long-term relationship? How can a long-term relationship survive that has...
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Thank YOU From The Family Stew
Here is a cartoon from The Family Stew, it’s the early day of the series. Below, I doodle the girls and I drawing caricatures for attendees of the 2013 Depression Bipolar Support Alliance conference....
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What Does The Fear Of Balloons – Globophobia Feel like?
Gang of Bully Balloons: Exploit His Globophobia! ~ You’re Deflated! ~ I’m gonna Pop on YOU!!! ~ GRrrrrrrr ~ I’m passing Gas! What The Fear Of Balloons Feels like… The mere scent gives me the willies!...
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Why Does Mania Take You To The Top of the World?
When I was 18 was lost…Literally lost in the mountains of New Hampshire, upper New England. I was a boy from the Malden Projects (one kind of jungle) who NEVER hiked to the summit any higher than a...
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Mt. Monadnock Story: What Happened?
Yes, after I had my own Ill-advised idea to blaze my own trail on Mount Monadnock, I got lost. Looking back some 26 years ago now, I cannot help to ask (as I did in my last post) “Why Does Mania Take...
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Mt. Monadnock Story: What did I learn?
In my last post, I left off with a cliffhanger. But to get you up to speed, I’ve been talking about something that I went thought when I was 18… after a major emotional meltdown after the “event...
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Mt. Monadnock Story: Emotional Mountain
Mt. Monadnock Story: by now you may have seen the past 3 posts about my short ordeal of an overnight stay on the artic region of the mountain. What am I leaving out? The Grass Is Always Greener Even...
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Bipolar Gives You Smooth Pick-up Lines
In the above Family Stew cartoon, I’m drawing me at 19 using my smooth Pick-up lines on Joan (my future wife). Yes, Bipolar gives you smooth pick-up lines, don’t you think? I should of had some...
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Positive Thinking, Young Love: The Peanut Butter and Jelly Theory
It is hard to always be positive all the time. I fight with it daily. Nevertheless, I have to keep reminding myself if I see everything negatively, I WILL feel the negative effects all day and my mood...
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What Do 25% of Men Do Wrong Before They Get Married?
Twenty-five percent of men get it wrong. Maybe they are just too progressive, or maybe it is too beneath them. Maybe it’s fear, or maybe they have a legitimate reason. Hey, it’s just “old groom”...
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#WorldBipolarDay I AM #MoreThanADiagnosis
Today is #WorldBipolarDay to bring world awareness to bipolar disorder and to eliminate social stigma. International Bipolar Foundation campaign year theme wanted peers to think about expressing, in...
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American Heart Association: #NationalWalkingDay
Today, the American Heart Association is kick’s off the National Walking Day – month-long celebration – and many cities are participating. “The annual event was introduced by the American Heart...
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Are You a Tigger? Do You Ride the Tiger? #RidetheTigerPBS
Do WE Need A Guide Through the Bipolar Brain? This week on April 13th, 2016 there is a New Movie on PBS about Bipolar Disorder titled “Ride the Tiger: A Guide Through the Bipolar Brain” will be...
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I Only Wanted To See You Laughing In The Purple Rain
I only wanted to see you Laughing in the purple rain A little art therapy with drawing the Mental Health Humor Family Stew cartoon while remembering Prince Rogers Nelson. Prince died Thursday morning...
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Bipolar and Fatherhood Can Be Stressful & Successful
Bipolar and Fatherhood can be stressful & successful which was the key point…I wanted to make in my BP HOPE Magazine’s new Vlog. VIDEO: Bipolar & Fatherhood Tips from a dad raising four...
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Brutality? Agony? How Long is it Before WE Ask for Mental Health Help? Cry...
Trigger warning: Please note: Over the next posts, I will be talking about my father’s cruel and harsh treatment of me. While I watered it down to make it a “PG.” The subject matter may trigger strong,...
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