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Personality Disorders - The DSM-5 Has Another Go

On June 21, the DSM-5 workgroup responsible for bringing order to personality disorders substantially changed what it originally posted on the DSM-5 site back in Feb, 2010. Most of us could see this coming. As the workgroup explained in its most recent...

Published Tue, Jul 19 2011 10:37 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, personality disorders, DSM-5

Let's Get John Into That Minivan

John McManamy is the author of Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder and is the publisher of the Bipolar Expert Series, available on Amazon. Follow John on Twitter at @johnmcman and on Facebook. Become a Patron! Read More...

Published Thu, May 02 2019 9:18 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Cooking Outdoors (and in the rain) on a Rocket Stove

John McManamy is the author of Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder and is the publisher of the Bipolar Expert Series, available on Amazon. Follow John on Twitter at @johnmcman and on Facebook. Become a Patron! Read More...

Published Wed, May 08 2019 2:38 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Road Lesson Two: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

From a talk I gave to Mental Health Con, Sept 28, Estherville, Iowa, titled "Eight Lessons I Learned on the Road" ... Guess what? After a heart attack in which I’m supposed to be dead, every day is a gift. Things that used to be important to...

Published Wed, Oct 02 2019 2:26 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Road Lesson Three: Gratitude

From a talk I gave to Mental Health Con, Sept 28, Estherville, Iowa, titled, "Eight Lessons I Learned on the Road" ... This leads to lesson number three – Cultivating a sense of gratitude. On the road, I’ve had the privilege of connecting and...

Published Thu, Oct 03 2019 3:15 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Christopher Hitchens: An Appreciation

This is crazy. I just happened to be reading Christopher Hitchens’ recently released collection of essays, “Arguably,” when I found out he died today from complications from throat cancer. Christopher Buckley on the back cover cites Hitchens as “the greatest...

Published Fri, Dec 16 2011 3:36 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Filed under: John McManamy, Christopher Hitchens

Road Lesson Four: Wow! Moments

The following is from a talk I gave at Mental Health Con on Sept 28, Estherville, Iowa, titled Eight Things I Learned on the Road ... About a month into being on the road, I started noticing that every day had a big wow! to it. The realization came in...

Published Fri, Oct 04 2019 1:19 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

A Lesson From My Heart Attack

John McManamy is the author of Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder and is the publisher of the Bipolar Expert Series, available on Amazon. Follow John on Twitter at @johnmcman and on Facebook. Become a Patron! Read More...

Published Thu, May 02 2019 9:19 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Transitioning to Wise Elder

A lot has happened to me in my nearly three years on the road. Transitioning into a sort of "Wise Elder" has been by far my biggest one ... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 06 2019 3:16 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Road Lesson Number One: Stronger Than We Seem

The following is from the first part of a talk I gave to Mental Health Con in Estherville, Iowa on Sept 28, titled "Eight Lessons I Learned on the Road. Here is Lesson One ... As you recall, I’ve been in the road for more than two-and-a-half years...

Published Tue, Oct 01 2019 3:04 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Road Lesson Five: Know Thyself

From a talk I gave to Mental Health Con, Sept 28, Estherville, Iowa ... Now, I’ve been preaching Know Thyself for years, but the road has really validated me, here. I could spend days talking about this, but I just want to cover a few points real quick...

Published Sat, Oct 05 2019 4:49 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Approval vs Validation: Thooughts on my 70th Birthday

A pet on the head vs a pat on the back. Big difference ... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 06 2019 3:07 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Would You Do It? A Thought Experiment

What if you could change for the better inside and out, in greater touch with your own hunanity and divinity. There is just one catch ... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 06 2019 2:48 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Bonus Round: My Journey of Disovery, Healing, and Connection - First Three Chapters

FINAL DAYS If we could plan our own disasters, I couldn't have done a better job. Really, as far as personal catastrophes go, this was an absolute masterpiece, so good, in fact, that I simply cannot take all the credit. God, are you there? Please...

Published Wed, Nov 06 2019 5:38 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

Road Lessons Six, Seven, and Eight: Nature, The Sacred, and Meaning and Purpose

From a talk I gave to Mental Health Con, Estherville, Iowa, Sept 28, titled Eight Lessons I Learned on the Road ... I want to leave time for questions, so I'll run through the next three real quick: Lesson Number Six – Getting out in Nature I could...

Published Sun, Oct 06 2019 12:53 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity

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Personality Disorders - The DSM-5 Has Another Go

Let's Get John Into That Minivan

Cooking Outdoors (and in the rain) on a Rocket Stove

Road Lesson Two: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

Road Lesson Three: Gratitude

Christopher Hitchens: An Appreciation

Road Lesson Four: Wow! Moments

A Lesson From My Heart Attack

Transitioning to Wise Elder

Road Lesson Number One: Stronger Than We Seem

Road Lesson Five: Know Thyself

Approval vs Validation: Thooughts on my 70th Birthday

Would You Do It? A Thought Experiment

Bonus Round: My Journey of Disovery, Healing, and Connection - First Three Chapters

Road Lessons Six, Seven, and Eight: Nature, The Sacred, and Meaning and Purpose