Unpuzzle the pieces that make your bipolar, depression, or anxiety unmanageable.

Teach young adults how to nourish their brains and reign in their moods!
 
They will learn simple daily habits that enable them to make constant second-guessing, self-doubt, and indecision things of the past. These simple habits will give them awareness of their circadian rhythm, help them balance their hormones, and gain self-knowledge so they can get unstuck and move forward with confidence.
 
By finding their rhythms, they will be able to manage their pain and design lifestyles to support health and balance. By learning how to respond to subtle signals from their brains and their spirits they will be able to:
 
  • Recognize and fight the pain of mild depression before it triggers relapse.
  • Accommodate circadian rhythms prone to imbalance to help avoid mania, depression, or anxiety.
  • Change thinking patterns.
  • Develop healthy ways of dealing with stress.
Don’t let shaky circadian rhythms, inadequate nutrition, lack of movement, and poor sleep jeopardize their progress.
 
Between the ages of 18 and 26, my summers became drugs, sex, psychosis, and psych wards. During manic episodes, I ended up in handcuffs and was raped several times. The integrative treatment I received at Bellevue Hospital, my seventh and final hospitalization, broke that cycle. I share the knowledge, insight, and daily habits that allowed me to manage bipolar, and overcome buried childhood trauma and addiction so that I could experience motherhood, fulfilling careers, and long-term remission from bipolar depression.
Let’s find out which talk is best for the needs of your audience.
Email me at sasha@driventotellstories.com to book a free 30-minute chat.
 
SPEAKING

“Compelling. As well as  sharing her journey from  the depths of psychosis to  leading a healthy, productive  life, Kildare spells out the  many tools she uses to  manage the symptoms of  bipolar depression.”

Joanne Doan, Publisher
mental health magazines bp Magazine and Esperanza

Appearances

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Saturday, August 19, 2023 – 7:30-9:30 pm
Tao Comedy Studio 131 South Western Avenue Los Angeles, CA

Live & live-streamed to Zoom
Tickets may be purchased online.

Thursday, July 6, 13, 20 & 27
Thursday, May 11 & May 25
Thursday, April 13 & April 27


The Library Coffeehouse
3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA — No cover charge
9 to 11PM
Daniel Farias Hosts
Laugh Grrrl Riot Comedy Festival
Sunday, June 11, 2023, 5-7 pm
Tao Comedy Studio
131 South Western Avenue, St, Los Angeles, CA
between 1st and W 2nd 
— Tickets may be purchased online

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