Maybe instead of coming up with inventive new ways to have a better life, it’s better to consider circling back to the things that have worked in the past.

People have been talking about bipolar disorder, yet many of the common understandings and assumptions are incorrect. Bipolar doesn’t mean what people think it means. Educate yourself and your loved ones, and be part of a better conversation.

Girls tell me they set their own needs aside to be considerate of the needs of others, and all too often, then end up finding themselves stuck in bad situations. So while kindness is important, boundaries are too.

“Either friend could make the conversation more effective by talking and listening differently, but neither can see their own role in the unyielding disagreement.”