Robert Whitaker makes it very clear in this segment of the interview with Dr. Mercola that exercise has proven to be more effective–and to a greater degree–at fighting depression than anti depressants. I'd like to say, right away, that this … [Read more...]

Robert Whitaker came to me by way of Dr. Mercola and his incredibly helpful website. Back in 2006 or so, I had an epiphany. I was laying out all my pills for that moment's dosing session. There were so many pills! The counter was covered … [Read more...]

PTSD. I'd like to say I didn't see that one coming, but that'd be a lie. Similar to bipolar disorder, I think I've had some nugget of this following me since my youth. But the shit I endured during my stay in the Marines helped it come to dark … [Read more...]

The only way to become the phoenix is to start a fire. I learned a long time ago that if I was to survive–just survive–I'd have to burn down the Old Kenny to let the new version appear. The old me was not up to the task of providing what only … [Read more...]

The energy of the past can come pounding to the surface of my mind, heart, and body whenever I retell my bipolar story. It recently came roaring to the fore in a most unexpected fashion just yesterday. I met a counselor, in passing, who I'd … [Read more...]

I view myself as being "bipolar prone", rather than thinking of my bipolar as being cured The difference between these two perspectives is a crucial one to understand. And the reason for why my definition is more appropriate is hidden in a way … [Read more...]

Seven21 Media Center in Kingston, NY. Home of Ellenbogen Creative Media and my friends: Jeremy, Henry and Alice Ellenbogen. (May you all be so fortunate as to have friends as these one day.) This is where a big piece of my new life as a … [Read more...]

This is the best version of my entire bipolar story. It's concisely delivered without a lot of fluff. Yet it's crammed with every pertinent fact about how I became bipolar, how I found out, what it did to me, how I got out and a bit of what … [Read more...]

Dr. Larry Smith is a chiropractor in Canada who had his own devastating run down the Addiction Mountainside. Pun intended. He's also a triathlete! We met while simultaneously writing our books with the help of the same marketing company. And … [Read more...]

This was my return interview at WKNY, about 4 months after the original. Right off the bat: the info and helpful perspectives I shared here all remain valid. But man, was I humming a hair along the manic power lines! I was truly bipolar-free … [Read more...]