Awkward Pose is a somewhat undignified yoga posture that builds inner strength even as it threatens to topple the student onto his or her behind. It's a metaphor for my life, which includes a lot of stumbling and falling and getting even more determinedly back into position. I am the 45-year-old single mom of a teenaged son, once a small town journalist, once a corporate marketing exec, now a self-employed, full-time pet sitter. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 23, one of my goals in this life is to help fight the stigma of mental illness. To show that me... more