New Mom Experiences Postpartum Bipolar Disorder and Psychosis (replay)
TEXT US: Have a Story? Feedback for the Show? What happens when the joyful arrival of a baby triggers postpartum bipolar disorder with psychosis? When Susan returned home with her newborn, she was in ...
24 Sep 25min
From Babies and Beyond: How Childhood Shapes Adult Mental Health With Katherine Olivetti
TEXT US: Have a Story? Feedback for the Show? What do babies learn before they can even explain what they feel? And how much of our adult mental health is shaped by those first relationships? Jungian ...
9 Sep 17min
Bipolar Mom: A Daughter’s Story of Love, Chaos and Resilience (Replay)
TEXT US: Have a Story? Feedback for the Show? Today I sit down with Deirdre, my first guest whose parent had mental illness. Her mom, Minnie, managed bipolar disorder and Deirdre grew up fast. By age ...
27 Aug 27min
Journaling Through Mental Illness: What Harms and What Heals (Remix)
TEXT US: Have a Story? Feedback for the Show? Check Out BipolarShe.com to Register For Janine's Writing class. Starts September 13. Enjoy this Summer Remix of Kathleen Adams' Episode "Journaling for Y...
13 Aug 21min
Can Writing About Hard Times Feel Good? Get Started on Your Story
TEXT US: Have a Story? Feedback for the Show? WRITING HARD STORIES CLASS BEGINS SEPTEMBER 13 ENROLL HERE (Early Bird Discount through Aug. 1) During my MFA program in creative writing, my life changed...
17 Juli 4min
Women on Lamictal (Lamotrigine) Warning: What Your Doctors May Not Know
TEXT US: Have a Story? Feedback for the Show? This June, I went to Kauai hoping my brain would finally get a break. Instead, I woke up and could barely walk straight. My balance was gone. The room see...
7 Juli 9min
Bipolar and Pregnant: How Betsi Fought to be a Mom
TEXT US: Have a Story? Feedback for the Show? 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 ...
28 Maj 23min
