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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Feb 18min
Why Grief Is Like A Chameleon and How to Live With It — Dr. Lisa Benton-Hardy
Grief doesn’t follow a script, and it certainly doesn’t end on a schedule. Psychiatrist Dr. Lisa Benton-Hardy joins us to unpack loss—why you may be met with a flood of feeling years later, how relief...
30 Jan 30min
Lithium—Why I Shake (My Secret Life #2)
I’ve been on lithium for 16 years. For the past two years my hands quiver and my body noticeably shakes. My tremor was subtle at first, but now it can be impossible to hide. This episode is about how ...
16 Jan 11min
