“Turn loud whispers of hope
into shouts of joy
for the triumph of life and living.”
~Susan Walz
My Loud Whispers of Hope
When I finally accepted the theory that Bipolar 1 Disorder was in fact a misdiagnosis for 26 years, a heavy ugly weight has slowly been lifted from my being and soul. It is in a small sense an emptiness–void of a label I worked long and hard to finally accept after many years of fighting it. Now there is a huge lightness and freedom from this release of a hugely stigmatized label that was branded on my forehead like a flashing neon light for the world to see.
Since I have embraced the lack of the bipolar disorder label from my list and my LIFE, I realized it was time for a new blog name. I wanted to keep the name My Loud Bipolar Whispers similar so I just removed the word bipolar and wanted to name my blog My Loud Whispers but it was already taken. Rats.
At first I thought My Loud Whispers of Hope was too long, but then I decided it was perfect. Hope was the key to my recovery and beginning of my journey of wellness.
I wrote the following poem AFTER I changed my blog name. I started writing my blog post and this poem was transpired.
I hope you like my poem and I hope you like my new blog name.
Be well my friends.
Much love and hugs,
Sue
My Loud Whispers of Hope
The silence of shame
ate at my soul,
weakened my spirit,
and extinguished my light,
until God ignited my spark,
rekindled my flame
and unmuted my voice
with loud whispers of hope.
My loud whispers of hope
became clearer words
of strength,
recovery and healing.
My loud whispers of hope
became lyrics and melodies
of courage,
inspiration and faith.
My loud whispers of hope
became shouts of joy
for the triumph of life and living.
~written by Susan Walz
“Turn loud whispers of hope
into shouts of joy
for the triumph of life and living.”
~Susan Walz
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My Loud Whispers of Hope 
I love it!!! What an inspiring blog name.
I need to catch up on your blog and find out about the “misdiagnosis” part. Haven’t been able to read posts on my feed these days…so hectic with kids and exhausted.
I’m guessing it’s a strange feeling of letting go of the label, but hope you find freedom in it!!
Hugs…
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Thank you for reading and for your always great feedback adn kindness. I really appreciate it and you. Sorry I am so slow to respond back… again. Much love and hugs, Sue
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I’m so glad that you think my feedback is helpful! Thank you for replying and I’m very slow to respond too. So much to do with young kids and when I’m done with cleaning and cooking, etc. I just want to veg.
Hope you are having a good beginning to the first week of spring…
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Oops. Slow to respond back again. Sorry again. I am definitely enjoying spring, more so this year than ever. I think it is because we had such a long winter and because I feel better mentally than I have since I can remember.
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So good to hear!! This past winter was rough. Hope you keep enjoying the warmth and blossoms.
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