In this episode, Maria continues to speak of her book, entitled “Grateful: Faith, Healing and the Gift of Music,” in which she speaks of how she came to live in remission after struggling a lifetime with bipolar disorder. In this episode, she goes into detail about a beautiful, supernatural experience that she encountered with the Lord. It is essentially an excerpt of chapter 5 from her book. The most important take away from today’s episode? We serve a living God!

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This episode explores whether or not there is a connection between religion and mental illness. It was a painful subject to discuss and write about.

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In this episode I talk about a subject near and dear to my heart. Just how honest do we have to be with the people in our lives when it comes to our mental health?

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Living in remission after a lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder is such a blessing. But does it mean that my every day walk is easy? In this podcast I will go into some detail as to what it’s really like living in remission… No one said it would be easy. The podcast ends a special song that I wrote upon reflecting on some of the difficulties that I endured throughout my journey. God has given me the gift of music, but I love the giver more than a gift.

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In this episode I speak at length about the onset and my life with alopecia. I’ve lived with it since the second grade. It became more severe as the years went on. And I advocate for those with Alopecia the way that I do those with bipolar disorder in my book “Grateful: Faith, Healing and the gift of music.

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In this episode I speak openly about how bipolar disorder eroded my faith for years and how Jesus Christ brought me back to it.

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Today I’m going into some detail as to what my life has been since living in remission over the last several years. Living with bipolar disorder is never easy even when your the healthiest you’ve ever been.

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Welcome! This podcast you are about to hear gives some insight as to my lifelong struggle with Bipolar Disorder and subsequent recovery. This episode mirrors my first blog, written November 20, 2020. In it I speak of my debut book, a Christian memoir entitled “Grateful: Faith, Healing and the Gift of Music.” Specifically, this episode speaks of how my book landed on the desk of one of the top ten Christian Literary Agents in the country, and the arduous process that got it there. The written blog can be found at www.gratefulauthor.com. Please sign up and join my blog community and my contact form so we, as a community, can grow together. Thank you for letting me tell my story. God bless!

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