Ann Christensen
Bipolar Almanac: What's it all about?
Bipolar Almanac: Create a life worth living is an up-beat memoir and quick-start guide that focuses on how to survive and thrive in your...
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Ann Christensen
- Mar 7, 2020
- 2 min
CREATE AN ART RITUAL
It helps to begin any art or writing session with an intention and a quiet focus. I use the following opening ritual in art therapy sessions
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Ann Christensen
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min
YOU AND ME — a perspective
This poem by Lisa St. George helps put the stigma of mental illness into perspective...Part of my online NAMI Peer Counselor training.
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Ann Christensen
- Feb 18, 2020
- 2 min
BUT...IS IT ART?
...forget whether what you do is “art,” or “good enough.” You are connecting to a part of yourself that deserves to be heard.
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Ann Christensen
- Feb 9, 2020
- 3 min
MOOD FOODS AND NEURO TIDBITS
At this point, many people would have gone off their meds, run away from home or gotten a dog. I decided to do something completely differen
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Ann Christensen
- Feb 6, 2020
- 2 min
LITHIUM IS THE REAL STAR OF “SPINNING OUT”
Kat deliberately goes off her meds in a desperate attempt to regain her skating edge, her energy, her sparkle. It works—for awhile.
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Ann Christensen
- Jan 15, 2020
- 2 min
WAKE UP! HOW TO START YOUR DAY
My dad had a lovely way of waking me up. He would softly call into my room, “Time to wake up, Ann. Just put your feet on the floor."
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Ann Christensen
- Dec 23, 2019
- 1 min
I'M A WINNER!
I finished pre-writing my next book,"Goldilocks and the 3 Energies," during the NaNoWriMo 50K word writing contest. I clocked in at 51,823.
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Ann Christensen
- Oct 22, 2019
- 3 min
I, WALNUT: My journey of hope
"The walnut seed has to endure a really long, cold, hard winter. That’s what it takes to crack that tough nut and get it to grow."
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Ann Christensen
- Oct 3, 2019
- 2 min
SET UP YOUR "SAD" LIGHT!
About 90% of people diagnosed with depression and about 15% of those diagnosed with bipolar disorder report benefits from using an SAD light
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Ann Christensen
- Sep 25, 2019
- 3 min
BIPOLAR CHECKLIST: IS THIS YOU?
Once I was properly diagnosed as Bipolar Type II Disorder, I began my road to recovery. I was so relieved to have a proper diagnosis.
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Ann Christensen
- Sep 23, 2019
- 3 min
START WITH THE PHYSICAL
BALANCING ACT: I can never take for granted that I am doing well. I must assess my moods and adjust my activities to help return to center.
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Ann Christensen
- Sep 19, 2019
- 1 min
My read on this new NLP guide
"How to Take Charge of Your Life: The User's Guide to NLP" Great introduction to NLP and interesting format. I still consider Neuro...
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Ann Christensen
- Sep 16, 2019
- 3 min
SET UP YOUR PERSONAL ALMANAC
The word “Almanac” means “God’s Puzzle.” In this case, the puzzle is you. The Personal Almanac is your opportunity to document yourself...
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Ann Christensen
- Sep 12, 2019
- 3 min
ART IS RETRIEVAL OF THE SOUL
The simple joy of making collage cards and allowing yourself to express your self in a new way is the first step towards parts integration,
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Ann Christensen
- Aug 26, 2019
- 3 min
How to talk to your ego self
SOLUTION TO FRUSTRATION
Prioritize.
Complete tasks step by step.
If you don’t know how to do it, YouTube.
Complete first, then go to next
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Ann Christensen
- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
What is artistic temperament?
Explore the artistic temperament with a classic personality profile system. Are you Intuitive? Perceiving? Find out more!
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Ann Christensen
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Make your mind an ocean
Learn to dive beneath the waves of emotions and explore the deep ocean of You.
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Ann Christensen
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Mindfulness: Explore bipolar biases
Most happy, confident people are slightly delusional and depressive people tend to be more realistic. Which one are you?
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