Living and Thriving with Bipolar Disorder
A #MentalHealthMonday Recovery Education Session

WITH Kimberly Allen

“To anyone suffering with a mood disorder, substance misuse, or to any clinician or researcher looking for support services designed for women, as well as resources designed for all people, I will share primarily about recovery self-management strategies and tools to consider using between clinical visits.” – Kimberly Allen, LCDC – SHE RECOVERS Trusted Advisor, Mental Health

In this session of #MentalHealthMonday, Kimberly will:

• Share a “before and after” look at patterns, symptoms and habits leading to a diagnosis of bipolar disorder
• Focus on current self-management strategies designed to live (and thrive) with bipolar disorder!
• Discuss how to live successfully with bipolar disorder, including information on how to connect to education and resources
• Share a personal look at how she harnessed opportunities for cost-free and low-cost recovery support services from the very beginning
• Describe how she currently broaches stigma and disclosure
• Provide a brief look from both a scientific and clinical perspective,

ABOUT KIMBERLY ALLEN
Kimberly Allen is the Senior Vice President of Global Mental Health Initiatives, with Via Positiva, a leading behavioral healthcare consulting firm in the US. Her areas of focus include business and administrative processes related to insurance and managed care, and the value and use of behavioral healthcare peers in commercial managed care environments, emergency departments, and integrated healthcare settings.

As a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor in Texas and a long-term mental health advocate and Certified mental health peer supporter through the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance National Office, Kimberly is passionate about supporting individuals to live and thrive with biploar disorder. Kimberly is also an experienced patient and stakeholder advisory committee member and lived experience coauthor, with recently published academic manuscripts around patient engagement strategies, bipolar disorder and related topics. She is also a Stability Leader with The Stability Network, a Board Member of The University of Texas in Austin ‘Steve Hicks School of Social Work’ and serves as a Trusted Advisor, Mental Health, for SHE RECOVERS Foundation.

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