The Upside of Bipolar: Conversations on the Road to Wellness

Send us a message! In this engaging episode Beth Sandlin, founder of Trifecta Pilates, shares: Her story that led her to become a pilates instructor and make pilates more accessible, What pilates is and how it can help with caring for physical and mental health, The importance of listening to your body and providing what it needs for nurturing physical and mental health, How pilates can help with...

Send us a message! In this insightful episode MDR Clinician, Trainer and Author Megan Salar shares: Her story that led her to become a therapist, The transformative experience she had with EMDR that helped her see it’s value as a trauma modality, How EMDR is a client centered treatment modality, The EMDR workbook that she developed to empower people to take ownership of their trauma healing, That...

Send us a message! NOTE: There were some technical issues with the recording in this episode, we apologize for the sound quality. In this empowering episode mindset coach Jon Katz shares: His story journeying from wanting to end his life, to finding purpose, healing and value, What motivated him to choose life over death, The benefit of choosing positive actions to change your mindset, How keeping...

Send us a message! In this enlightening episode Dr. Luella Jonk shares: Her path to becoming a PhD trained psychotherapist, The important distinction between the brain and mind, The importance of looking at the whole person to facilitate healing, How identifying your “soul contract” can help you find purpose and motivation for healing, The value in understanding the difference between the heart an...

Send us a message! TRIGGER WARNING: This episode has discussion of suicide. In this empowering episode author Wendy Beth Cozzens shares: What led her to write her book and share her story, The importance of seeking help when you are struggling with suicidal ideation, The power of discovering stillness within yourself as a daily practice, What “going to Bermuda” is and why it helps, The five princi...

Send us a message! In this enlightening episode Dr. Jennifer Giordano shares: Her background in holistic psychiatry,  What she learned in her experience as a traditional psychiatrist, The difference between how she approached treatment as a traditional psychiatrist versus now as a holistic psychiatrist, How learning to listen to her clients has helped her help them more effectively, How openness t...

Send us a message! In this uplifting and encouraging episode Tom Ballard “The Heart Rock Guy” shares: His incredible story beginning to help others by sharing “heart rocks”, The beautiful, uplifting ideas he shares with students in school assemblies, How heart rocks become an “artifact” that helps remind you that you matter and your life has value, How reaching outwards in kindness has helped him...

Send us a message! In this incredibly enlightening episode Rapid Resolution Therapy founder Dr. Jon Connelly shares: The experiences with trauma survivors that led him to question the generally accepted approaches to trauma healing, How he developed Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT) as a form of therapy that doesn’t retraumatize people,  Ways that RRT differs from other forms of therapy, How RRT help...

Send us a message! In this mindset shifting episode I share: How three of the top beliefs about bipolar disorder are actually myths, The truth about what causes bipolar symptoms to occur, and  The integrated, research-based treatment model that leads to healing bipolar. Links mentioned in the episode: EP 21: Investigating Psychiatric Suffering with Award Winning Author Robert Whitaker Micronutrien...

Send us a message! In this insightful conversation Suzanne Catlett, the mother and caregiver of a daughter with bipolar, shares: Her story of her daughter’s symptom onset and diagnosis with bipolar, How therapy helped her understand how to have realistic, healthy expectations for her relationship with her daughter, What helped her finally accept her daughter’s diagnosis and develop compassion, The...

Send us a message! In this powerfully enlightening conversation therapist Julie Sickles shares: How understanding how the unconscious mind works facilitates change and healing, The way trauma memory works and how it continues to trigger symptoms, How resolving trauma can lead to healing, transformation and change, Tips for finding an effective therapist, One of the drawbacks of EMDR therapy, Addit...

Send us a message! In this illuminating conversation Dr. Ghada Osman shares: Her discovery of the healing power of yoga for mental health, The fundamental purpose of yoga, How tuning into the feelings in your body helps you process and release emotions, How to understand the different aspects of yoga practice and how they can serve you in emotional regulation, Her three-pronged model and how it ca...

Send us a message! In this empowering conversation LMSW counselor and TEDx speaker Tanisha Shedden shares: Her personal story as a transracial adoptee and trauma survivor, How her personal experience led her to becoming a counselor and social worker to help others who have been hurt by trauma, The healing power in processing trauma, What trauma processing looks like and how to navigate it, How lea...

Send us a message! In this revealing conversation holistic healer and mindset coach Lindsay Ranson shares: Her story of depression and psychiatric treatment that led to her bipolar diagnosis, The disruption to her life that was caused by her symptoms, The surprising experience she had with an injury that put her on the path to healing, The discovery of holistic treatments that began helping her he...

Send us a message! Is bipolar disorder really chronic and incurable? In this episode I share the surprising answer to this question. Episodes referenced: EP 21: Investigating Psychiatric Suffering with Award Winning Author Robert Whitaker EP 22: The Healing Power of Mindfulness with Best Selling Author Dr. Danny Penman Links to the free Mood Cycle Survival Guide and Facebook group mentioned are fo...

Send us a message! In this empowering conversation author and podcaster Paris Scobie shares: Her experience being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, What motivated her to learn how to manage her bipolar, How critical healthy boundaries were to her mental health, What motivated her to start her podcast, The keys to managing her bipolar effectively, How she successfully navigated a year of major life...

Send us a message! In this life-changing conversation author Dr. Danny Penman shares: His extraordinary personal discovery of the power of meditation, How he came to partner with Professor Mark Williams to write their first book Mindfulness: An Eight-week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World , The profound discoveries that led to their new book Deeper Mindfulness: The New Way to Rediscover Ca...

Send us a message! In this profoundly revealing conversation award winning author and investigative journalist Robert Whitaker shares: How his background as Director of Publications at Harvard Medical School and his experience starting a publishing company covering the business of clinical trials led him to begin investigating the history psychiatry, The questions that prompted his first book on p...

Send us a message! In this insightful conversation Anushri Nanavati shares: Her story of mental health struggles and diagnosis including incredibly vulnerable accounts of manic episodes and hospitalizations, Some of the challenges of bipolar awareness–or lack of it–in other countries, How she found an outlet for her struggles in her poetry, and One of her poems from her new book that is being publ...

Send us a message! In this empowering conversation Colby Robbins shares: Her story of her initial diagnosis of anxiety and IBS and her challenges with medications and terrible side-effects, How medication changes led to a bipolar diagnosis, How her journey to find holistic healing for her IBS led her to discover holistic psychiatry, and How titrating off of her medications safely guided by Dr. Jen...

Send us a message! My husband, who is a very private person, kindly agreed to relate his side of the story.  In this conversation he shares: What it was like early in our marriage when I was really struggling with mood swings, What it was like for him during my breakdown, hospitalizations and suicide attempts, How he supported my efforts to heal, and The important role therapy played in helping us...

Send us a message! In this incredible conversation Dr. Tara Peyman, a naturopathic doctor, shares: How she became a naturopathic doctor focused on mental health, What an initial intake involves for a new patient, How getting to the root causes of bipolar symptoms helps people to heal, How she determines if medication should remain part of a treatment plan, Healing vs. Cure,  How an integrated appr...

Send us a message! I have been accused of being “dangerous” for sharing my experience with micronutrients helping me heal my bipolar. In this episode I share: How I suffered for 12 years on medication, How the path to healing started with micronutrients, The most beneficial books that helped me understand the science behind the tools that helped me heal: Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker T...

Send us a message! This is my favorite conversation I’ve had so far (which is saying a lot). In this episode David Stephan, Vice President of Operations of Truehope shares: The story of how the micronutrient treatment was discovered and the founding of Truehope, The lawsuits that resulted in providing proof that this treatment is more effective than medications, Why this treatment is uniquely effe...

Send us a message! In this wonderful conversation with author Leah Nash she shares: Her harrowing story of trauma, diagnosis, suicide attempt and recovery, How she developed a plan to keep herself balanced and safe, Her experience with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), How dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) was a game changer her, Self-care tools that help her be proactive in managing her bipolar...