The Bipolar Disorder Moment

In this episode, I try something a little bit different. Instead of an interview, I talk about my own lived experience with losing a dream because of a bipolar disorder manic episode and how I managed to find a new dream.

Award winning author Jessica Waite describes herself as someone who has lived with and loved people who have bipolar disorder. In this episode, she discusses her relationship with her late husband and shares some of the details of her soon to be released memoir.  

My good friend Brian Pearson invited me on to his podcast, The Mystic Cave,  to discuss resiliency in the face of adversity and my yet to be published book, Brain Betrayal: The Allan They Never Met. Brian is a talented blogger, musician, author and speaker and you can learn more about him, read his blog and get access to his other podcasts on his site, The Mystic Cave.

If you have had challenges finding and keeping employment because of your mental illness Prospect Human Services can help.  Lindsay Rawding, Prospect Peer Coordinator, talks about her role at Prospect and the services they provide. 

In this informative podcast interview, Dr. Andre Pickersgill talks about the high prevalence of mental health issues he sees in his family practice as well as the connection of mental health to chronic pain.