Exciting news everyone…it has just been brought to my
attention that I’ve made Healthline’s list for the Best Bipolar Disorder Blogs
of 2015!!! This is the second year I’ve been recognized by Healthline and well,
I’m really happy about that. It’s nice to know that the work you’ve done is
appreciated and ultimately helpful to others.
Here’s the review they gave my blog (which actually hasn’t
changed since last year but since I never mentioned it, here it is!):
Nicole posts a mixture of personal essays, poetry, and links to informative and useful sites. The posts are clearly a positive outlet for her, but they also provide hope and a sense of support and community for her readers.
You know, when I first started this blog, I didn’t think
anyone would read it. I never intended to do it long term, but it spawned so
much with just that quick decision to begin sharing with the online world. From
my blogging beginning with Bipolar State of Being, I branched out and started
video blogging on YouTube. I actually never intended to do that at all! I
simply made a couple of intro videos for this blog, so that readers could see
who I was. But my channel took off, and much like my experience with blogging,
I decided to keep at it.
It’s now been 5 years and I do not regret this path at all…in
fact, I would say going public has probably been one of the best decisions I
ever made. I’ve come to feel comfortable in my skin and accept who I am, and
that is worth more to me than anything. It’s been a long journey but completely
worthwhile.
I have had so many amazing experiences and met so many
wonderful people through this all, and that never would have happened had I
stayed silent. It’s given me so much more insight, so much more perspective not
only on what I live but the lives of everyone who is affected by bipolar or any
mental health issue. I realized what a passion I have for this field, and have
made it my career goal to enter graduate school so I can pursue mental health
research, because it means so much to me. The experience of blogging/vlogging
has been really, really great, and I thank everyone who has read, commented,
emailed, shared their stories with me…everyone who has inspired me, thanked me,
encouraged me…you all mean so so much to me! You truly do!!!
(And if you want to check out the list of Best Bipolar Blogs
from Healthline for 2015…here it is!)
