Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND - Author, Beyond the Label & The Essential Diet

04/02/2026

Caregivers give so much, often without pause, recognition, or rest.

Today we honour those who show up day after day to support others through illness, healing, and life’s challenges 🤍

One thing I see often in practice is this pattern. Caregivers hold everything together while caring for someone they love, and then once it’s over, they get sick.

Why does this happen?

The body has been running on stress hormones, pushing through and staying strong until there is nothing left in reserve.

When we don’t take time to rest, nourish, and replenish, we eventually run on empty.
Health is not just physical. It is mental, emotional, and spiritual. When one part is depleted, everything is affected.

If you are a caregiver, take a moment to pause today and ask yourself

✨ What do I need right now?

You deserve the same care and attention that you so freely give to others.

04/01/2026

You know what it feels like to live that way.

Editing what you say before you say it. Replaying conversations to check if you came across okay. Making decisions based on what the room will think. Forgetting what you actually want.

Your mind builds a pattern where other people's reactions become the data your identity runs on. The more you feed it, the harder it gets to hear your own voice.
And chronic people-pleasing is chronic stress. It shows up everywhere.
Your life starts where their opinions end.

Share with someone who needs this reminder. 🫂

04/01/2026

04/01/2026

Stress impacts both the body and the mind.
But the real question is—how do you cope?
There’s no judgment here 🤍
Only awareness.

Some tools support your nervous system:
📝 Journaling
🏃 Movement
🧘 Breathwork
🌿 Time in nature

Others may be ways we cope in the moment—but don’t always help long term.
Noticing your patterns is the first step toward change.

✨ Comment your answer below (A, B, C, D, or E)

04/01/2026

Full moon rising. Time to do a write ✍️ and burn🔥
bless & release
Let go
Surrender
So it is
Let it be

03/30/2026

Bipolar disorder affects millions — and yet so many people still feel alone in their diagnosis.

As someone living with Bipolar I, I understand how frightening mood fluctuations can be. For years, I lived in fear of another manic episode. What changed my life was discovering a functional, root-cause approach that addressed sleep, stress, nutrition, inflammation, and self-compassion — not just symptoms.

In this week’s Substack, I share:

• The different types of bipolar disorder
• Common signs and symptoms
• Lifestyle factors that influence mood stability
• My top 5 evidence-informed supplements: Omega-3s, Magnesium, Tryptophan, Probiotics, and NAC
• Why healing must address body, mind, emotions, and spirit

There are no quick fixes — but there is hope. Small daily steps truly add up.

Read the full article on Substack https://open.substack.com/pub/drchristinab/p/supplements-for-bipolar-disorder?r=qvk07&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that affects around 2.5 million people in the US and Canada.

03/30/2026

People living with bipolar disorder can thrive with the right support.
Reducing stigma begins with education and compassion. An integrative approach that supports the nervous system, hormone balance, nutrition, and emotional regulation can improve quality of life and long-term outcomes.

On World Bipolar Day, we honour resilience, lived experience, and the importance of trauma-informed, whole-person care. Dr. Chris, ND writes about her lived experience of Bipolar Disorder Type 1 in “Beyond the Label: 10 Steps to Improve your Mental Health with Naturopathic Medicine” - indeed, she made a career change so she could help people seeking natural solutions to a complex mental health condition. Here is what one of her mentor’s wrote about “Beyond the Label”

“Dr. Bjorndal, ND has written a very important book. It comes from her personal
experience of having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and
then treating patients with the same diagnosis. The first part walks us
through her personal journey of suffering and then redemption. The
second part provides hope, effective wholistic treatment paths, and
opportunities for real recovery. This book should be on the shelves of
every person struggling with their moods.”

Dr. Jonathan Prousky, ND, author of the Textbook of Integrative Clinical
Nutrition

Pick up a copy today - available at online retailers - Indigo (in Canada) or Barnes & Noble (USA).

03/28/2026

Leaning into the magic of mysticism.
guided by this quote by Joseph Campbell: “the psychotic drowns in the same water the Mystic swims“
to me this quote means that people who experience the extraordinary alongside people who live in the ordinary are drowned in medication. Suppressed.
Repressed.
Told they are wrong.
Told that they are sick.
But perhaps they have a gift. 🎁

Perhaps they have a skill that needs to be honed. Like a muscle that needs to be trained. We go to the gym to build our biceps. How often do you build your spiritual skills and strength?

what if our Western society and western medicine has it all wrong? that people who experience psychosis are actually the mystics guiding us to the deeper depths that lie within and to the different realms that can exist beyond what the eye can see?

I am not advocated for uncontrolled episodes, but I do wonder about the way we treat people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and if we’re doing it all wrong.

Perhaps we need more love and less fear.
Perhaps we need more compassion unless criticism. Perhaps we need more grace, and less grievances.
Perhaps we need to actually accept that healing is possible - that there is another way.

I highly encourage you to read beyond the label: 10 steps to improve your mental health with naturopathic medicine - available at online retailers.

03/28/2026

“We don’t have to do it all alone. We were never meant to.” — Brené Brown
So many people struggle in silence, believing they should be able to handle everything on their own. But healing doesn’t happen in isolation — it happens in connection, safety, and support.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or disconnected, please know this: needing help is not a weakness. It’s part of being human.
Reach out. Lean in. Allow yourself to be supported. 🤍

03/27/2026

I love breathing in asking for guidance and pulling a card. This is the guidance I got today: love.

The perfect guidance as I seeing patients today and guide them to physical, mental, emotional, spiritual wellness