Blog Title and Pen Name Explanation

My friend was helping me set up my blog today and she was asking me questions about the title.  She wanted to better understand why I picked this title and why it meant so much to me.  Why high heels?  Well for my first post (yes, first of many more to come), I thought I would explain the title and pen name.  How does that sound? 


Bipolar in High Heels:  Successful Steps to Mental Health
This is me and this is my story about my life as a person who was diagnosed in the spring of 2012 with Bipolar Disorder.  Since that time, I have been hospitalized twice and I have been on the maximum dose of four medications.  On the same token, I have also held a full time job and by the standards of doctors across the country, I am considered "high-functioning".  I wear high heels to work every day (with the exception of one pair of bright pink flats that I wear on occasion) and I wear my heels with pride.  They make me feel not only taller but good about myself.  As I take my life one step at a time, I put my high heels on every day and I strive for success.  I am not only a successful professional business woman but I am a survivor of a deadly illness.  Yes, I said it: deadly.  An ugly illness where my brain does not function as per the norm.  Living with this illness is a daily struggle that leads me to take days one at a time and seconds one by one.  Putting one high heeled foot in front of the other every minute of every day makes me humble and feel very blessed to be alive and living with such an illness as this. 


Moody Mom
For my pen name, I decided to make it fun and a twist on words.  Being that Bipolar tends to make your emotions go haywire at times, I thought why not have a silly pen name.  On a serious note, mood swings can be very severe with Bipolar and even devastating at times.  That being said, I can be very moody but my medications keep the highs and lows to a minimum.  When I was trying to determine what to use as a pen name my husband suggested Moody Mom and I ran with it.  I mean, why not?  I am a mom.  And Bipolar certainly makes me moody. 


This, my friends, concludes my first blog post.  I feel so excited that you took the time to read this and to be my audience.  I will check in again soon but for now, have a lovely evening. 

Love Note:  With all my heart, I genuinely request that due to the content written, please seek the guidance of professional help should you feel you need it.