Seattle Chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
As mentioned in last month's newsletter, we're trying the experiment of running our meetings online. (If you didn't get last month's newsletter maybe consider signing up today - Link in the upper right corner of this page.) Get your invitation to the online meetings If you would like to participate in this test, you'll need... Continue Reading →
Book Recommendation as shared during the May 14th Online Meeting. This book now tops Duane's Book recommendations. See the review here.
Prosocial uses the "ACT Matrix" to help individuals and groups organize themselves more effectively along the lines of what's really important to them. If you've been to one of our in-person support groups in the last year you'll recognize the ideas of "moving towards" and "moving away" as "what I want" and "what I don't... Continue Reading →
As I'm sure you've guessed by now our in-person meetings have been suspended while the state-wide shelter-in-place orders are in effect. We hope you're doing well and look forward to seeing you once this situation has cleared and it is safe to do so.
One thing that has definitely proven itself true over the many years we've been hosting our support group meetings is: People are far more resilient than they give themselves credit for being. Not that it's ever easy for them. Or that it's even self-evident during or after the fact. I found this article on the... Continue Reading →
Out of an abundance of caution around Covid19/Coronavirus we are canceling our March 2020 meetings. We will track how this situation unfolds and update this site with new information as it becomes available to us. We tentatively plan on resuming in April. Should anything change there will be an update on the website and we'll... Continue Reading →
I often recommend books in our meetings. (in fact there's a whole section of this website devoted to those recommendations: Click here) Recently I came across an author and publisher doing really good, really accessible work related to mental health that I want to highlight. Microcosm Publishing out of Portland publishes the work of Faith... Continue Reading →
Our meeting question board collects the ideas, questions, issues, and concerns people have and want to explore with the group. (Click on images to view larger)
Our meeting question board collects the ideas, questions, issues, and concerns people have and want to explore with the group. (Click on images to view larger)
