ForLikeMinds

My name is Katherine Ponte. I am happily living in recovery from severe bipolar disorder. It was inspired by the experiences of Katherine Ponte.

I am passionate about helping caregivers and their loved ones reach mental illness recovery. ForLikeMinds is a free online peer support community for people living with or supporting someone with mental illness to share hope and inspire recovery. Katherine, BA, JD, MBA, CPRP is the founder of ForLikeMinds, BipolarThriving: Bipolar Recovery Coaching, and Psych Ward Greeting Cards and a lawyer. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. Katherine has been living with severe bipolar I with psychosis and extended periods of suicidal depression for 20 years. She is the author ForLikeMinds: Mental Illness Recovery Insights, Your Mental Health Recovery Workbook: A Workbook to Share Hope and co-author of Loving Someone with a Serious Mental Illness and a contributor to the NAMI Blog and Psychology Today Blog. She is on the Board of NAMI-NYC and a member of Fountain House. Her life’s mission is to share her hope and inspire others to believe that mental illness recovery is possible and help them reach it. A native of Toronto, Canada, Katherine calls New York City and the Catskills home. See more:
katherineponte.com
ForLikeMinds.com
BipolarThriving.com
psychwardgreetingcards.org

This page is dedicated to the memory of my beloved Frenchie, Max who was with me during the initial years of my recovery, which are the hardest. She will always be with me, in my heart.

12/11/2025

It's not enough to wish and to hope to get better you have to work at it. Get the best treatment possible, take care of your physical health, accept help, be a part of a community of friends and family. It's not easy, but where it leads you to may be better than where you're at now.

12/04/2025

Always a necessary reminder especially during the holiday season. You are not alone. You will never be alone

12/01/2025

A big happy birthday to all the December boys and gals. Wishing you this is your best one yet.

11/27/2025

Psych Ward Greeting Cards - Happy Thanksgiving to all. I'm giving thanks for my wonderful friends and family and this amazing community, for recovery even though I may struggle from time to time. A special thanks to our special donors: Barb of NY and Sam of NY who organized a card making even at her firm. You can too. I love my card donors.

11/22/2025

Some of my favorite affirmations. Thinking about you!

11/20/2025

it's the progress you don't see nor feel that is often the greatest. never lose hope.

11/14/2025

Stigma hurts all of us. When people with mental illness are prevented from living their full potential, their loved ones—and our entire community—are affected. We all lose.

11/12/2025

Psych Ward Greeting Cards – words cannot express the warmth I felt when I opened Cheryl of MA’s big box of beautiful bookmarks. In the psych ward there can be few things that can bring you comfort like books. It’s an escape we all want. Cheryl’s bookmarks add special meaning to reading and comfort. She made about 300 bookmarks in a beautiful assortment of colors and designs for us – enough for all of our hospitals. Why did she do it? In her words: “I came across these bookmarks and immediately thought of you and all the wonderful things you do that helps to bring hope to so many to include myself. I truly enjoy reading myself and just wanted to help spread a little love, warmth and gratitude during this holiday season!!” and Cheryl will be doing just that. A big heartfelt thanks to you.

11/06/2025

Sometimes things start to happen when you've nearly given up. So if you've reached this point don't lose hope recovery can still happen for you.

11/01/2025

A big happy birthday to all the November birthday girls and boys. Wishing this year is your best year yet.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween Everybody. Stay safe. Thank you to our wonderful card donors Jan of WA and Bipolar Barb of NY.

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ForLikeMinds.com is the first online peer support community dedicated to people living with or supporting someone with mental illness, substance use, or a stressful life event. It allows members to anonymously connect and communicate one-on-one and in groups based on shared conditions, events, and a broad range of demographic attributes. Members may also create open or password protected groups. This person-driven approach facilitates more relevant and relatable connections. Members in similar circumstances share their lived experience to rekindle hope, inspire, and inform each other’s recovery journeys. The recovery journey starts with hope and is nourished by the support of like minds sharing their lived experience.

ForLikeMinds - Our Work

Bipolar Thriving (www.bipolarthriving.com) - helping families and their loved ones reach recovery together through mentoring and coaching based on lived experience. We have Lived Experience Expertise in Bipolar I and II, Psychosis, Depression and Major Depressive Disorder.

Bipolar Thriving - Testimonials