Simon's Post And A Note

Below is a post from Lizzie Simon, who wrote the fine book Detour. It's a great post. I hope she works this into a longer article at some point because the whole topic of spirituality and mental illness is an important one--a life saving one in my experience. Leave comments and such.

John McManamy sent me a very interesting email the other day, prodding me to look into a troubling disconnect in the world of treating bipolar disorder. I have looked into a it a bit. He is correct. I'll look into it more when the weather cools down in Seattle--and likely upgrade my assessment from "troubling" to "fucking outrageous." But it was 92 degrees here today, my apartment is a top floor unit and I have no A/C or crossbreeze. A long way of saying I'll post about John's point when I am able to focus my off-work hours on something other than trying to stay cool. (There are dots to be connected.)

We usually don't get a heat wave like this one until mid-August--and it's light out until 10 p.m. this time of year, which doesn't help matters.

BTW, John and another reader or two are going to be at the NAMI National convention in Washington, D.C. later this week. I cannot wait to hear all about it.