An African American woman at a predominantly white institution is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Along with therapy, she works through her struggles with various mindfulness strategies, including a method described by Ryder Carroll as “bullet journaling.” Her story encourages consideration of writing as a mental health practice, describes the author’s adaptations of the bullet journal technique, and contains links to a TED talk and a book that go into more detail about this particular approach to intentionality. Useful starting point for talking about therapeutic (and general mental health maintenance) uses of writing. Glances of POC experiences in PWI’s, though not much detail.
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- Link: https://catapult.co/dont-write-alone/stories/bullet-journaling-to-save-a-life-bullet-journaling-with-bipolar-ravynn-k-stringfield
Details
Language: English
Setting (class level or workshop): Community, Graduate, and Undergraduate
Type of Story: Newspaper or Magazine
Medium: written
Contributed by: Health Story Hub ( kristine-fitch@uiowa.edu )
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