Mindfulness for the Messy Minded
Because healing is loud, and your brain didn’t come with a manual.
Helping you survive your brain one chaotic moment at a time — with real tools, real talk, and mindfulness that actually works, even on the days everything goes sideways.
Shape your own healing journey
Buddhist-inspired tools, real stories from real people about what worked (and what absolutely didn’t), and practical guidance to help you find your own path through the chaos.
Overcome the messy middle
Tools that work, stories that matter, and the honest truth about what actually helps in behavioral health recovery. Even the embarrassing parts.
Grow your support group
Meet others who may be going through the same thing as you, help them or let them help you, we all need a village (or a Sangha).
Meet The Bipolar Buddhist.
Hi, I’m Katie — a queer mom, a Buddhist, a trauma survivor, and the very human tornado behind Manic Mindfulness. As the name suggests, I live with Bipolar Disorder (and a few extra behavioral health diagnoses because my brain apparently likes collecting expansion packs). I’ve spent my life trying to navigate the beautifully chaotic intersection of healing, family, identity, and mental health — and somewhere along the way, I realized people needed a space where honesty and compassion actually mattered.
I’m currently a psychology student focusing on community mental health, because my long-term goal is to work directly with the public to challenge the stigma around behavioral health diagnoses and what healing “should” look like. Spoiler: it’s not linear, it’s not tidy, and it doesn’t require perfection. Healing is a loud, messy, deeply personal journey, and I believe everyone deserves support without shame.
As a Buddhist — specifically practicing Chan and Pure Land traditions — I lean heavily on mindfulness, compassion, and presence, not as aesthetic buzzwords but as real tools for survival and growth. I’m here to share practices that actually help, stories that actually matter, and a space where neurodivergent, traumatized, beautifully imperfect people can breathe, learn, and feel seen.
If you’re navigating your own brain’s chaos, raising neurodivergent kids, healing from trauma, trying to understand your diagnoses, exploring Buddhism, or simply fighting to stay afloat in a world that doesn’t always understand people like us — you’re in the right place. This is a community where your story is valid, your struggles are respected, and your healing is your own.
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