Being A Mom With A Mental Illness Right Now Is So Hard — But It Doesn't Make You A Bad Mom

Lately, I’ve been feeling like I’m walking a tightrope of mental health. Any move in the wrong direction could send me toppling, and it’s exhausting. I feel like my bipolar diagnosis has been standing at the back of the room hanging out and suddenly, the pandemic has got behind that diagnosis and begins to nudge it uncomfortably forward.