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Julio Angel Rivera

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Brokedown Sensei: How I Fought Trauma and Bipolar Disorder From The Outside In

Brokedown Sensei: How I Fought Trauma and Bipolar Disorder From The Outside In

The raw dissection of a life spent trying to calm a tortured mind by building a fearless body.

2023

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Julio Angel Rivera

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Speaking Bipolar

Should You Forgive Your Parents?

Sure, they were good to you, but what about before you were born?

Sep 13

Should You Forgive Your Parents?

Sep 13

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Speaking Bipolar

Who Am I Without Depression?

Finding an identity outside of your diagnosis

May 29

Who Am I Without Depression?

May 29

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Cleaning Up Your Own Mess: The Chaotic Wake of Untreated Mental Illness

One day, after coming out of a very long and severe depression, I saw the shadow of a tree on the ground, and I was instantly convinced…

Jun 12, 2023

Cleaning Up Your Own Mess: The Chaotic Wake of Untreated Mental Illness

Jun 12, 2023

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Hey, Voice In My Head…

Demystifying my inner critic

Mar 26

Hey, Voice In My Head…

Mar 26

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Just Breathe: How Mindfulness Is Creating A New Mental Health Stigma

I woke up at 7am yesterday, feeling pessimistic — not quite depressed, but not exactly happy to see the sun. I started my regular morning…

May 25, 2023

Just Breathe: How Mindfulness Is Creating A New Mental Health Stigma

May 25, 2023

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Black Bear

Anxiously Anxious

Sometimes I think I’d rather be depressed

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Anxiously Anxious

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

When’s the last time you gave thanks?

Appreciating the Basics, and the Power of Gratitude

5d ago

When’s the last time you gave thanks?

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Thought Thinkers

Is It Just Me, or Did This Election Make No Sense?

The bizarre blowout has lots of us shaking our heads

6d ago

Is It Just Me, or Did This Election Make No Sense?

6d ago

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Speaking Bipolar

Smashed to Bits: Reconstituting the Remnants of Your Life

When you’ve seen things fall apart, and you’re desperate to rebuild

Nov 14

Smashed to Bits: Reconstituting the Remnants of Your Life

Nov 14

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Speaking Bipolar

I Want It Bad: Craving Bipolar Hypomania

There’s just something about the other realm

Nov 12

I Want It Bad: Craving Bipolar Hypomania

Nov 12

Julio Angel Rivera

Julio Angel Rivera

Book Author

Dad, writer, author of Brokedown Sensei, martial arts coach, mental health advocate, speaker - From Brooklyn. NYU grad. Visit InternalJiuJitsu.com..

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