Dr David and Michaela Culkin

Fresh Hope for Mental Health

David Culkin, Ph.D., is a professional adult educator currently serving as a qualitative methodologist in graduate degree programs for the U.S. Army University in Kansas serving primarily mid-career military officers. He earned his doctorate in Adult Education from Kansas State University, and his autoethnographic dissertation addressed his identity development as a person living with OCD. He has been married to the love of his life for over 27 years. His research interests include narrative learning, identity development, and poetic inquiry. Michaela Culkin, PhD, is a professional educator who works as an administrator in the advancement office at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Kansas. For over 20 years, she has served as a teacher, mentor, and principal at schools across the country. She earned her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Kansas. She and David co-authored OCD and Marriage (2021) to fill a significant gap in OCD literature. Her passions lay in teaching, helping others, and serving her brother monks.

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Brad was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1995. He is a weekly blogger for www.bphope.com (Bipolar Magazine). He is also a certified peer specialist and has been doing pastoral counseling since 1985. Brad is also the author of Fresh Hope: Living Well in Spite of a Mental Health Diagnosis, which is available on Amazon or at www.FreshHopeBook.com

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