Growing Up Hilt

A blog written by Wendy Hilt that features interesting "To the Hilt" stories & thoughts on "Being Hilt." It's a preview of the book, "Growing Up Hilt." The book chronicles 50 years of challenges in an amazing sales career with bipolar disorder as my SUPER-POWER.

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Growing Up Hilt Growing Up Hilt: A Journey with Bipolar as a Super-Power

My Journey My Journey

My True Love My True Love

I Dreamed of Mom Last Night I Dreamed of Mom Last Night

My “Little” Brother Chris My “Little” Brother Chris

Radio Rockstars Radio Rockstars

My True Love My True Love

My Career in Pictures Career Photos

Family Cardinal Events Family Cardinal Events

Bipolar People You May Know Bipolar People You May Know

Words of Wisdom I Can’t Ignore Words of Wisdom I Can’t Ignore

Floating the Current Floating the Current

Family Photos Misc. Family Photos

My Sanctuary at Home My Sanctuary at Home

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers Flowers, Flowers, & Flowers

My Makanda Garden My Makanda Garden

My St. Louis Garden My St. Louis Garden 2002-2010

2025 Update 2025 Update

Additional Writing Additional Random Writing

Recollections Recollections

Miscellaneous Insights to The Hilt

I’ve been bipolar my whole life. Diagnosed in 2006:

I was raised a little country girl who dug in the dirt in the wayback

I married Tim after many years together. Mistake! I was terrible at picking out men and had two failed marriages.

I had two boys while living in St. Louis. They are still there.

My sons used to be adorable.

I worked in all aspects of media, including radio, television, and the internet. –Thirteen years in radio, several markets, six years in the Southern Illinois Market. Five years working in the St. Louis Market One season with KMOX and St. Louis Cardinal Major League broadcasts Five years with Autotrader.com (three in National Sales at ATC)

I am a serious gardener, and that’s what I do for fun.

I raised sons who are Cardinal fans. It’s very difficult for me to be estranged from them. I am still trying to contact them.
My 20-year-long psychiatrist suddenly retired, deathly ill. I have been meeting with a nurse practitioner. In my rural market, where I have retired, there are no psychiatrists available. Challenging!

I did not want to retire and went into a psychotic state–a blurry fog, and I stayed in it until I changed medicine. Six years of my life lost!

Rudy was the best dog. We had him for 15 years. He was old and gray and had a happy life.

………………………………………………………………………….Super Cardinal fan Chris on my deck with me.

Tucker in Chicago at the bean.

………………………………………………………….The family in the Chicago rain.

…………………………………………………………………………………Wendy and Heidi at the Chicago Auto Show