Bipolar Recorder

Hunter checks in (late) with a few personal updates about elevated mood cycles and hypomania* *Hypomania is a symptom of bipolar disorder that involves abnormally elevated mood, it's often referred to as "mild mania." YouTube/Twitter/Instagram @BipolarRecorder SUPPORT THE SHOW AT www.bipolarrecorder.com/shop

Hunter Keegan checks in for Mental Health Awareness Month with some commentary on HBO's The Dark Wizard documentary series, general Bipolar Recorder Project updates, and plans for the summer. Follow us on Instagram / Twitter / YouTube @BipolarRecorder SUPPORT THIS SHOW AT www.bipolarrecorder.com/shop

Hunter Keegan checks in to discuss his upcoming 4/17/26 presentations at Penn State University and other dope Bipolar Recorder Project news and updates. Follow on Twitter/Instagram/YouTube/etc.: @BipolarRecorder BUY OUR MERCH SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR MISSION: www.bipolarrecorder.com/shop

From Hunter Keegan: Last week I received news from a longtime friend of the show that our mutual friend, Cecelia ("CeCeQ2" in our online @BipolarRecorder peer support Spaces) had died by suicide. In this installment of Bipolar Recorder, I share thoughts about the importance of looking out for one another. Donate / Buy Merch at www. BipolarRecorder.com/shop Happy Valleys: A Bipolar Journey is avail...

Hunter Keegan interviews Dr. Robert "Bob" Smith. Bob is a primary care physician (PCP) who wants to change the way doctors think about treating mental illness. Bob is the author of "Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? Why Our Mental Health System Is Failing Us and What Should Be Done to Cure It" (Prometheus Books, March 2025). Bob's website link: www.robertcsmithmd.com Bob's book ("Has Medicine Lost Its M...

Hunter Keegan speaks with James Kalupson, AMFT. James is an associate therapist -- as well as a psychedelic facilitator -- who Hunter studied with at Penn State in 2012. Hunter and James discuss mental health treatment and psychedelic therapy. James also appeared on Instalment #50 of Bipolar Recorder. James Kalupson's official website: www.jameskalupson.com Bipolar Recorder is on Twitter / Instagr...

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***IMPORTANT: Be sure to listen to the intro segment for this installment of the podcast. It provides important context for the interview. Hunter Keegan is joined for the 66th official installment of the Bipolar Recorder podcast by a new guest. Andrew "Smitty" Smith spent nearly three decades working as a sales representative for major pharmaceutical companies that develop and manufacture psych me...

Hunter Keegan interviews “Lump,” a 37-year-old woman who recently became involved with mental health advocacy and outreach in Massachusetts. Lump discusses her personal journey with bipolar disorder and other serious mental illness (SMI) and how it has informed her advocacy work. This conversation emphasizes psychosis recovery, psychiatric hospitalization experiences, Moog Theremins, music therapy...

This installment of the show features some select audio clips from the Bipolar Recorder peer support Spaces hosted on Twitter/X in September 2025. Hunter Keegan chats with a couple of folks about addiction recovery and dating disasters (!) DELUXE POETRY CARDS are now available on the official Bipolar Recorder web store: https://www.bipolarrecorder.com/product/deluxe-poetry-card-ships-for-free-to-t...

Hunter Keegan is joined by Jennifer Suzanne, a biotechnology scientist and aspiring author from the greater Washington, DC area. During this interview, Jennifer discusses some of the experiences with bipolar mania that have occurred throughout her life and how they inspired her to begin writing a book, tentatively titled "Decadent Dreams." Follow Jennifer's "Mining my Mind" publication on Substack...

Hunter Keegan is joined once again by Ceci, a recent graduate of Penn State University. In this installment of the show, Ceci discusses her upcoming Master's Degree program, her volunteer experience for a mental health crisis text line, and helps Hunter brainstorm creating a Bipolar Recorder student internship program. Remember to support this independent advocacy project! Cool merch is available...

Hunter Keegan provides some meditative life updates AND discusses the upcoming fundraising campaign for the Happy Valleys: A Bipolar Journey audiobook on Kickstarter.com Don't forget to share this podcast and Kickstarter campaign with your friends! Thanks for listening. Kickstarter Campaign Direct Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bipolarrecorder/happy-valleys-a-bipolar-journey-official-a...

Hunter Keegan reports in with updates on his life. Chickens, booze, and getting back on track. Remember to check out Hunter's new book, Happy Valleys: A Bipolar Journey on Amazon! Support this project at www.bipolarrecorder.com Follow Bipolar Recorder on Twitter/X and Instagram @BipolarRecorder Email Hunter Keegan at hunterhkeegan@gmail.com

Some important Bipolar Recorder show updates! On September 30th 2024 Hunter Keegan will be appearing at Penn State University to do some screenings of the Bipolar Recorder mini documentary! Hunter also discusses some other cool stuff that's been going on behind the scenes. Twitter/X: @HHKeegan, @BipolarRecorder SUPPORT THIS SHOW AT www.bipolarrecorder.com

Ceci is a recent Penn State grad who Hunter Keegan met after one of his mental health outreach presentations in April. In this installment of the show, Ceci speaks with Hunter about living with anxiety and an eating disorder and how she was able to utilize various resources to support her mental health as a top student. Ceci is on instagram @cc.garci Hunter Keegan is on Twitter/X @HHKeegan Bipolar...

Audio from the student Q&A / discussions after Hunter Keegan's 4/19/24 Penn State University mental health outreach presentation. Hunter Keegan is a mental health advocate from Virginia. His best selling memoir, My Brain is Trying To Kill Me, is available for purchase on Amazon. Signed copies are also available at bipolarrecorder.com Twitter/X: @BipolarRecorder and @HHKeegan Support this show at b...

Audio from one of Hunter Keegan's 4/19/2024 mental health outreach presentations at Penn State University. THE BIPOLAR RECORDER MINI DOCUMENTARY IS NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR X ACCOUNT AND ALSO ON YOUTUBE Link to mini documentary: https://youtu.be/Cw5WnwlSuHQ?si=SxLh8YWfaBKrgzz3 Bipolar Recorder is on Twitter/X: @BipolarRecorder Hunter Keegan is on Twitter/X: @HHKeegan Check out our website www.bipolarr...

Hunter Keegan provides a brief recap about all of the amazing stuff going on behind the scenes with the Bipolar Recorder project. The mini-documentary is in the final stages of editing and should be coming out within the next couple of weeks! Hunter also discusses his recent trip back to Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (COSM) for 4/20. Thanks again to everyone who came out to the Penn State presentations...

A special report from Hunter Keegan before he drives to Penn State for his presentations on 4/19/2024. Hunter Keegan is on Twitter/X @HHKeegan Bipolar Recorder is on Twitter/X @BipolarRecorder www.bipolarrecorder.com

This installment of the show was recorded over the Noom Vibe (previously known as Wisdom) app. Hunter Keegan is joined by fellow mental health advocate, Palina Goodwitch to discuss diet and exercise, Palina's life over the last 12 months, and the power of NATURE. Palina is on Twitter/X and Wisdom @Palina444 Hunter Keegan is on Twitter/X @HHKeegan Bipolar Recorder is on Twitter/X @BipolarRecorder S...

Hunter Keegan is joined by investigative journalist Rob Wipond to discuss the ethics of involuntary psychiatric "treatment" in the United States. This intense conversation covers a lot of ground and touches on many facets of the problematic nature of forced medical intervention. Rob Wipond is on Twitter/X @RobWipond His official site is www.robwipond.com Rob's book, "Your Consent Is Not Required:...

Originally recorded in December 2023. In this audio pulled from a Twitter ("X") Space peer support conversation, a woman named Annette discusses her son, Matt. Content Advisory: Discussion of suicide Bipolar Recorder is on Twitter @BipolarRecorder Annette is on Twitter @AnnetteMattsMom To support this show: Visit www.bipolarrecorder.com to make a donation and/or buy some cool merch! Thanks for lis...

Hunter Keegan is joined by James Kalupson, AMFT. James is an associate marriage and family therapist (AMFT) pursuing his full licensure and who provides services to clients in California AND ALSO works as a psychedelic facilitator at a mental wellness retreat in Jamaica. In this conversation James discusses his professional background and career pivot from the field of engineering to the field of...

Amy Gamble competed in the Olympics in 1988 on the US Handball team. Just a few years later she suffered a psychotic break that resulted in a bipolar diagnosis. On this installment of Bipolar Recorder, Amy talks to Hunter about her life with mental illness. Check out Amy Gamble's new book, "Unsilenced: A Memoir of Healing From Trauma" on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Unsilenced-Memoir-Healing-Amy...