bailieApr 6, 20203 minRhythms for Staying StableRhythms are important. They’re our best chance at staying safe. They’re also something I’m used to. Focusing on my self-care rhythm is how...
bailieMar 23, 20201 minHelp Me Understand Your EmailThis is a little different from my usual posts, but I’m getting soooo many emails, and most of them are not accessible to readers who pro...
bailieDec 16, 20193 minModern Love: Taking Off the SequinsA few weeks ago, I told my therapist that I was finally starting to feel like myself again. It’s been five-ish years of living with diagn...
bailieOct 31, 20193 minMania is King: How the Church Has Manipulated Kanye's Bipolar DisorderI spend an inordinate amount of time watching Sunday Service videos. All summer, it’s been rolling around in my head as an example of wha...
bailieOct 9, 20193 minHolding Our Arms Up: World Mental Health DayI always feel a little bit of pressure to say something profound on World Mental Health Day. After all, I write about mental illness, I l...
bailieSep 6, 20192 minThe Miracle of Sticking AroundOn the days when my brain decides to be obnoxious, I create escape routes. I always have fifteen different ways to get out of something, w...
bailieAug 6, 20193 minI'm Bipolar, but I'm not a murderer or a white nationalist. I can’t believe I actually had to type that, but here we are. Here’s the reality of this moment: most of us living with severe mental ill...
bailieMay 22, 20193 minA Prayer for Mental Health Awareness MonthBailie's Note: One of the things I love most is writing prayers. This is a Prayer for the People that I wrote for #mentalhealthawareness ...
bailieApr 22, 20193 minEaster Monday: ResurrectionMark 16:1-8 When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and ...
guest blogApr 17, 20194 minHoly Week: Grief & HopeBy Margo Gregory 1 Corinthians 15:24-26 Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed ever...
guest blogApr 10, 20193 minLent Week Six: Weakness Posted Anonomously 2 Corinthians 12:8-12 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is suf...
guest blogApr 3, 20193 minLent Week Five: Extravagant FeelingsBy Riley Pickett John 12:1-8 (NRSV) Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the ...
guest blogMar 27, 20193 minLent Week Four: TraumaBy Rachel Douglass 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 From now on, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a...
guest blogMar 20, 20192 minLent Week Three: DisturbiaBy Brannon Muya Rihanna, “Disturbia” Throw on your break lights We're in the city of wonder Ain't gonna play nice Watch out, you might ju...
guest blogMar 13, 20192 minLent Week Two: ChaosBy Rachael Schaad Lane Genesis 1:1-5 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkn...
guest blogMar 6, 20192 minLent Week One: WildernessBy Missy Roberts Luke 4:1-2 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where f...
bailieFeb 19, 20192 minBloodwork, a Tattoo, and a Good Vein I have a tattoo on my elbow-pit (that’s definitely a thing) that says, “Yet I will praise you.” I got it five years after my Dad died. It...
bailieDec 4, 20183 minThe 7 Things I Do To Get Through Finals SeasonFinals season is upon us. People are already looking tired around campus, and it's not even reading week. Before we get to the messiness ...
bailieSep 25, 20183 min#destigmatizemaniaMania. Mania. Mania. Mania. There, I said it. At the beginning of the school year, I found myself in the middle of a manic episode. I knew...
bailieJul 18, 20184 minWhat I Want People Who Talk About Suicide to Know About Stigmacontent warning: this post briefly discusses suicide -- if you need support, reach out to a friend or family member, or call the National...