The Upside of Bipolar: Conversations on the Road to Wellness

Send us a message! I share my personal story of three pregnancies and why the first two postpartum seasons spiraled into anxiety, intrusive thoughts, depression, forced weaning, and thyroid chaos. I also break down what changes before the third baby and how a proactive plan with support, nutrition, mindfulness, and trauma work can shift postpartum mental health outcomes. • postpartum anxiety and intrusive thoughts as a threat-scanning brain response • the three-month postpartum cr...

Send us a message! I break down the Recovery Cycle so symptoms stop feeling like failure and start feeling like useful feedback. I share the mindset shifts and practical tools I use to move from discouragement back into determination, action, and long-term maintenance. • recovery as a cycle rather than a straight line • learning points as part of healing rather than relapse • pre-contemplation as denial and why it keeps us stuck • contemplation as anger and self-pity that blocks change ...

Send us a message! My life flipped upside down after an unexpected separation and divorce, and I have leaned on the exact habits that helped me heal my bipolar symptoms in the first place. I share how recovery tools for bipolar symptoms also work for real-life storms, so you can process pain without losing your balance. In this episode: • a personal timeline of separation, moving, and divorce while protecting family privacy • using the Mood Cycle Survival Guide as a default plan&n...

Send us a message! I sit down with Dr. Dan Lathan and Dan Peterson from Cortex Evolution to unpack how digital media quietly rewires attention, emotion, and motivation until our days no longer match our intentions. We connect the neuroscience of algorithms to real recovery skills like mindfulness, boundaries, and replacing screen habits with real-life stories and memories. We explore: • why we are not anti-tech and what digital mastery means • how notifications, autoplay, infinite scrol...

Send us a message! I talk with Brandy Vega, founder of Promise2Live, about turning a family suicide crisis into a practical, global approach to hope and connection. We share specific ways to interrupt suicidal thoughts, find help fast, and build a safety net that holds even when life still feels hard. • Brandy’s story of her daughter’s suicide attempts and the shame that kept the first one hidden • Why people often want pain to end, not life to end • Making the Promise to Li...