Author of Daybreak: Finding Light After a Bipolar Stormhttps://daybreakbipolar.com/en-ushttps://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/do-you-remember-your-psychosis/https://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/do-you-remember-your-psychosis/People assume psychosis is a blackout you wake up from. In my case it wasn't — I remember it clearly. What's strange is which parts stayed, and how differently the people around me remember the same weeks.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/will-i-ever-be-normal-again/https://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/will-i-ever-be-normal-again/The question people ask right after diagnosis, and rarely get a straight answer to. Here's mine — including what "normal" turned out to actually mean.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/bipolar-disorder-is-not-a-mood/https://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/bipolar-disorder-is-not-a-mood/"The weather is so bipolar today." Here's why that phrase lands differently when you have the diagnosis — and what bipolar disorder actually is.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/the-mask-i-wore-in-middle-school/https://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/the-mask-i-wore-in-middle-school/Bipolar disorder is usually diagnosed around age 25, but it often starts speaking much earlier. An excerpt from Daybreak about the first signs, at thirteen, and the mask that hid them.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/what-to-pack-psychiatric-hospital/https://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/what-to-pack-psychiatric-hospital/Nobody hands you a packing list before a psychiatric admission. Here's what to bring, what they'll take at the door, and the small things that make the days easier.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/what-a-psychotic-break-feels-like/https://daybreakbipolar.com/blog/what-a-psychotic-break-feels-like/Psychosis is described clinically far more often than it's described honestly. This is an excerpt from Daybreak about what a psychotic break actually felt like from inside it.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT