Live Well Bipolar ™

This beautiful person connected with me on Instagram and ever since she has become someone I am grateful to call a friend. Katie is a therapist and the woman behind the Instagram page @katie.theBipolarTherapist. She received her Bachelors Honors Degree in Psychology in 2007 and, following being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type 1 with psychosis, completed her Masters of Social Work degree in 20...

Joining us today is the one, the only... the love of my life, Dan Scobie! In this candid and intimate podcast episode, we reflect on our relationship journey, beginning from the first time we crossed paths at BLK Live 5.5 years ago to our current life together. The episode delves into personal aspects of our lives, including the challenges and triumphs of managing bipolar together, many new beginn...

Reflections on My First Year of Marriage: Living with Bipolar You guys.... in exactly one week, I will be celebrating my first ever wedding anniversary... something I used to think would never be possible for me. Tune in to hear me share my experiences during my first year of marriage. I will reveal: 1. How Dan's support helped me recognize the value of my story 2. The role of communication sh...

I had the pleasure of meeting this amazing guest in person because she also lives in AZ! I first met her where I meet so many of you guys... via Instagram. After she saw my post about episode 183, she reached out to me and I got her connected with NAMI so she can share her story with others! As someone who lives with bipolar type 2, ADHD & Anxiety … my guest describes the way this impacted oth...

This episode is dedicated to you. You making the time to listen to this podcast, whether you are a long time, weekly listener living with bipolar like me or someone who does work in the field to help others navigate bipolar… I want to say thank you for showing up. Whether you are showing up here to do the work for yourself or someone you love… you are making a difference. After doing the pod for 4...

Why is it that we do not hear from more people who have achieved success when it comes to living with bipolar? Success does not look the same for everyone. But what does success look like when navigating life with bipolar? In this episode, I get into a deep conversation about these topics with Gabe Howard, a well-known figure in the mental health advocacy field. Gabe is the author of 'Mental I...

For almost 2 months, I have been dealing with some health issues and it reminds me of how I felt when I was trying to learn how to navigate receiving my bipolar diagnosis almost 10 years ago. It wasn't until 3 weeks ago that it started to impact me a lot more.... not able to make it through a work out, very low energy, disrupted sleep, abdominal pain, and feeling bloated/uncomfortable eating a...

Overcoming Trauma to Becoming Support: An Empowering Conversation with Jen Hilderbrand Jen Hilderbrand shares her personal journey overcoming traumas from childhood and how she did not realize the ways in which these events would impact her life as an adult. She shares how the trials she faced eventually led her to therapy which saved her life when it came down to navigating the sexual abuse and t...

Navigating Bipolar Through Music: A Heartfelt Conversation with B. Russ Brandon (B. Russ) is a rapper and content creator who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2017. He discusses the pivotal moments that led to his diagnosis along with one of his biggest saviors besides music - community. B. Russ utilizes his social media platforms to promote conversations around mental health and build a sup...

Conversation with Missy Haze, Creator of 'Comfortable Silence' Listen until the end for a special gift for you from Missy... Missy was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 at 16, only a year after surviving the most powerful tornado that destroyed her high school in Enterprise, Alabama and took the lives of 8 of her classmates. The day of the tornado, Missy describes a memory writing in her journal ab...

Understanding the Slower Mornings Approach with Minna Khounlo-Sithep. Make sure to grab your free slower mornings approach guide down below! Paris discusses the importance of having a slower morning routine with business expert and creator of the 'Slower Mornings' approach, Minna Khounlo-Sithep. Minna is the host of Cue the Clarity Podcast, creator of the Slower Mornings Approach and speak...

Do you want to get paid to share your story living with mental illness? Listen to this entire episode to learn how I can help you make it happen! If you have ever felt alone in your struggles with mental health this podcast episode highlights how we can combat that feeling of isolation and empower each other through shared experiences. Join me as we #EndTheSilence around mental health in our lates...

From the UK to Arizona: Speaking with Aridja Kals Aridja Kals is a content creator, public speaker and host of her own podcast, the 'Aridja Kals Show' where she interviews emerging creatives and entrepreneurs. She is an advocate for having and nurturing positive mindsets to help overcome mental health challenges. Aridja recounts her experience receiving her bipolar disorder shortly after b...

A Journey From Despair To Hope: Speaking with Kevin Hines Shout-out to my friend & podcast guest, Brandi Benson, for helping bring Kevin and I together. Brandi shared her story with me back on episode 60 and shares her story again inside the powerful pages of Kevin's latest book, The Art of Being Broken: How Storytelling Saves Lives. In this episode of the Live Well Bipolar podcast, Kevin...

Get ready for a wonderful returning guest of mine who I spoke with last back on episode 115 in March of 2022 here . Sarah Fox returns to the podcast to answer the question "what does it look like when we are learning how to heal through past mistakes, both pre diagnosis and during our manic states?" Sarah is a Christian woman, alumna of The King’s College with a B.A. in Politics, Philoso...

After living almost 10 years diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I wanted to share a resource that has helped me gain so much awareness. Can I tell you a secret? I put my FREE Bipolar Wellness Workbook together first… for myself. But, after continuously going back to it …I realized how helpful it has been in navigating the many highs and lows we all face living with bipolar. There were so many years...

I have never met anyone who also lives with bipolar that I have had this much in common with. Kate Simonet is an inspirational speaker and best selling author of her memior, Out of the Darkness. She is a mental health and suicide prevention advocate for teens and young adults. Kate joins me this week to share her story and a few things we have in common.... We are both ....28, got married this yea...

I am so excited to bring back a former guest of mine I interviewed one year ago here . We have Jean Kim returning to the podcast to talk about a very important topic so many of us have found ourselves in at one point or another... relapse of depression. This is something I struggled with a lot in April of this year and Jean breaks down the onset and triggers that arose for her earlier this year. J...

This is the episode for you if you are a man living with bipolar or you love/care for a man who is. I am joined by Lee Formella, host of Benefits of Bipolar on YouTube, writer for the International Bipolar Foundation + NAMI newsletter & speaker for NAMI. Lee opens up about his experience going about asking for help and the challenges he has faced in this area from a male perspective. He descri...

The 3 biggest lies that I told myself both prior to and after my bipolar diagnosis were these: 1. You will never find a partner who will truly love and accept you 2. You will never be successful in any type of job or career 3. You must keep this a secret and never tell people you live with bipolar There are many other things I held onto both due to self-stigma and discrimination I experienced earl...

I am so happy to bring back a wonderful guest, Bonnie Mosby, who I brought to the podcast for you guys over a year ago. Bonnie is the CEO of The Imperfect Human, LLC, a mental health and performance coach at The Imperfect Human, LLC, a Brazilian jiujitsu blue belt, and a master social worker in training. Bonnie is back to expand on the lesson she shared on self-acceptance with how we can cultivate...

This week we are joined by a psychiatrist who took the time to create a story on bipolar for us. Elizabeth Nguyen, MD is a multidimensional psychiatrist, writer, and author of the recently published novel, Aloha Vietnam. She was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents were refugees from Vietnam who arrived in Honolulu in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. She received her BA from Stanfor...

This is the first time I have ever interviewed someone in-person and it is one of my favorite people if you could not tell from the title.... my little sister, Vienna Prynkiewicz! Vienna was diagnosed with bipolar disorder type 2 & ADHD in summer of 2022, is a filmmaker, recent graduate of Northern Arizona University, and currently pursuing creative interests such as music, acting and art directin...

Jonathan Szarko was diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder, spent 9 months in jail and was dead set on not becoming "another statistic in the criminal justice system." Standing in handcuffs in front of a judge at 30 years old, Jonathan was given a choice. He could either spend 5 years in jail or 5 years on probation. After living through past struggles with drugs and alcohol, Jonathan made th...

I open up about why I published my book, Crooked Illness: Lessons From Inside & Outside Hospital Walls , and what vulnerability has done for my healing journey. There were a number of things I had to change in order to even get to a stable place before Live Well Bipolar ™ could be born. Part of these changes came with stripping away the stigma I attached to myself after receiving my diagnosis....