Bipolar and Pregnant: How Betsi Fought to be a Mom
In this episode of Bipolar She, Janine talks with Betsi Werling about becoming a mom with bipolar I disorder. The general thinking fifteen years ago, was that pregnancy was too risky for women with mo...
28 Touko 23min
4 TV/Films That Get Mental Illness Right On Screen
Today on Bipolar She, Janine looks at how mental illness shows up on screen from the neurotic, quirky TV musical Crazy Ex-Girlfriend to the critically acclaimed Silver Linings Playbook with Bradly Coo...
23 Touko 8min
What Happened to You? The Neurosequential Model with Diane Vines
What Happened to You? The Neurosequential Model With Diane Vines In this powerful conversation, Janine sits down with Diane Vines, a seasoned clinician and Neurosequential Model practitioner whose wor...
7 Touko 30min
4 Great Books on Mental Illness to Inspire You to Tell Your Story
Janine shares how writing about her own mental health crises in an MFA program helped her see that illness can be written, shared, and received (mostly) without shame. She currently teaches classes on...
30 Huhti 12min
Destabilized by a Med Change | How Lowering Lithium Derailed My Life
In this solo episode of Bipolar She, I talk about how a lithium dose reduction triggered a bipolar crisis and led to brain fog, confusion, sleep disruption, exhaustion, and intrusive suicidal thoughts...
3 Huhti 13min
Silence Imposter Syndrome and Beat Burnout with Rachel Wexler
In honor of International Women’s Day, I’m joined by executive coach Rachel Wexler for a real conversation about what happens when you look “fine” on the outside—but inside you’re pushing, overthinkin...
11 Maalis 21min
Will Spring Make Me Manic? How Sunshine Can Be Dangerous For Your Mood
Spring doesn’t just bring longer days—it often puts people with bipolar disorder at higher risk for manic symptoms and hospitalizations. Changes in sunlight at the edges of the day, circadian rhythm s...
5 Maalis 7min
Feminine Rage and How to Work With It. Class With Amy Vincze Begins Feb. 24th
Today I sit down with EFT practitioner and creator of the Soar With Tapping app, Amy Vincze. When I heard Amy is leading a class: The Wisdom of Feminine Rage beginning February 24 (Details Here), I im...
18 Helmi 18min
