216: Navigating Bipolar Challenges in Entrepreneurship

216: Navigating Bipolar Challenges in Entrepreneurship

Mike McDonnell joins me from Essex, UK, to share his inspiring journey navigating entrepreneurship and bipolar. Mike talks about his first experience with psychosis in 2019, the challenges he faced, and the changes he implemented to prioritize his mental health.


He opens up about the impacts of focusing on sleep, reducing alcohol and cannabis use, and building a supportive routine. He also discusses his entrepreneurial path, transitioning from corporate life to successful ventures in web design, personal training, and digital marketing.


This episode dives into the strategies Mike employed to lead a fulfilling life, and illustrates the powerful shift in perspective that transformed his experience with bipolar disorder into a source of strength and creativity.


Connect with Mike here! 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:16 Mike's Background and Initial Connection 02:03 Mike's First Experience with Bipolar Disorder 05:49 Hospitalization and Recovery Journey 09:04 Lifestyle Changes and Sobriety 22:07 Entrepreneurship and Career Evolution 30:18 Living Well with Bipolar 33:14 Conclusion and Contact Information

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244: We're Having a Baby!

244: We're Having a Baby!

In this heartfelt episode of Live Well Bipolar, Paris shares the exciting news of expecting a baby girl in February 2026. Reflecting on the journey since finding out on June 24th, she discusses the in...

28 Loka 202527min

243: From Bipolar Darkness to Devotion in Motherhood

243: From Bipolar Darkness to Devotion in Motherhood

Paris speaks with Daniela Skinner, an artist, corporate professional and mother who shares her journey navigating bipolar to raise her now 9 year old son. Diagnosed at 27, Daniela recounts her challen...

20 Loka 202538min

242: From Lived Experience to Nonprofit  Leadership

242: From Lived Experience to Nonprofit Leadership

Jessie Bucci-Carter is a mental health advocate, regional manager at a mental health nonprofit supporting youth mental health advocates and a rescue dog lover, foster, and volunteer who shares her com...

13 Loka 202537min

241: From Late Bipolar Diagnosis to Creative Redefinition

241: From Late Bipolar Diagnosis to Creative Redefinition

In this week's episode of Live Well Bipolar, Paris welcomes Ashley Dutta, an artist, writer and mother with 15 years of experience in foreign policy, communications and technology, most recently at Mi...

6 Loka 202535min

240: What Bipolar Once Took to Build Hope

240: What Bipolar Once Took to Build Hope

In this solo episode of Live Well Bipolar, host Paris Scobie addresses her fears related to living with bipolar and how she manages them through therapy, writing, and support networks. Paris shares ad...

29 Syys 202531min

239: Big Steps on the Run with Bipolar

239: Big Steps on the Run with Bipolar

Paris is joined by Gordon Strain, a filmmaker, college professor, mental health advocate as well as the dad/husband of a very busy blended family.Gordon shares his journey living with bipolar, from hi...

22 Syys 202536min

238: Behind the Bipolar Curtain with Polly

238: Behind the Bipolar Curtain with Polly

Paris welcomes Polly Wiseman, a theater maker from the UK who uses their skills in writing, acting and a dash of comedy to spread awareness of bipolar and challenge stigma, online and on stage. Polly ...

15 Syys 202535min

237: Cultivating Strength Through Sach

237: Cultivating Strength Through Sach

Sachini (Sach) Vithanage is an aspiring forensic psychologist and mental health advocate who shares her personal journey living with bipolar and how you can cultivate strength.She speaks about experie...

8 Syys 202534min

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