Parenting with Mental Illness Ellise Ramos Writer

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November 1, 2025
By Ellise
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A raw and reflective essay on living with Bipolar Disorder while navigating friendship, motherhood, and forgiveness — part of the #NanoPoblano2025 challenge.

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New Post on Bipolar & Motherhood

I went on a sort of anti-manosphere rage last night. Just goes to show what happens when you spend the day reading Noam Chomsky and try to fall...