Welcome bbs! Our schizophrenia series continues with the hilarious Michelle Hammer of Schizophrenic.NYC! Michelle takes us on her journey as a creative with schizophrenia and Along the way, we learn about early 2000s cell phone ettiquette, paranoia and, of course, her adorable dog. Enjoy!
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Welcome bbs! Our schizophrenia series kicks off with an extremely informative interview with Rose Parker of Psychosis Psositivity! Rose takes us on her journey from being a kid who knew things weren't quite right to being an adult who knows everything about schizophrenia there is to know. Along the way, we learn about dissociative identity disorder, schizoaffective disorder and, of course, birds. Enjoy!
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Psychosis Psositivty Instagram
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This year we're basing our resolutions on our values bb! And doing a lil update of how our (non) resolutions for 2023 went!
List of values here: https://brenebrown.com/resources/dare-to-lead-list-of-values/
Unf*ck your Brain pod here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Zq2XDpVrtadTR1xOfzhzo?si=7QsVS0pFTA6xKkemxDVzEA
In our last episode of 2023, we bring you EB Davis, our hilarious, talented (she did the show art!) and extremely smart friend. We breakdown how she realized she was depressed as a 7 year old, what social anxiety actually is and some scary psych med side effects.
EB's Instagram: @extra_beefy
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How much did we spend in a month on very avoidable things as a result of having spicy adhd brains? The answer is shocking and honestly someone please take my credit card from me I clearly can’t be trusted.
Official recommendations for mileage between oil changes: https://www.aaa.com/autorepair/articles/how-often-should-you-change-engine-oil
Hard launch of Zachai Kalet-Schwartz! (Aka Maria's boyfriend) Come for the iconic counting of how old they are, stay for the insufferable recitation of Fleetwood Mac Fun (almost) Facts!
ADHD Series Episode 52-56
Recommendations:
CW: Frank discussion of body image, weight (without numbers), and specific thoughts about our bodies.
Our long anticipated follow up
to our social media cleanse is here! Anna gets into the myriad ways she wasted time without social media and Maria is very honest about how turns out deleting instagram didn’t undo almost 3 decades of societal messages about her body, go figure!
Fat Liberation Starting Guide: https://students.wustl.edu/fat-liberation-self-study-guide/
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We decide to go on a social media break for a month! Following a mostly good but maybe kind of problematic body image episode recording that is now hidden in our patreon (go subscribe to listen!) we are re-evaluating our relationship with social media and taking a break from it for the month of April. Check in next month to see how well we did/if we now have rock-solid body confidence. Also, go join our Fuck It Diet Book Club over on the Bipolar Bicoastal Discord!
Bipolar Bicoastal Discord Server (Fuck It Diet Book Club Meets Here!)
Unsolicited Fatties Talk Back Recommended Episodes:
Maintenance Phase Recommended Episodes:
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A sneaky new years episode to start off the new year! Or at least, the second month of the new year! Look, new year, same us, but we really get into the ways we could make our lives easier next year. It's a real will they/won't they become better people and we invite you along on the journey this year!
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Sarah Jickling joins us to talk about her new podcast Get Well Sooner and why she was considered a cult risk. We delve into the different wellness trends she's tried to "cure" her bipolar disorder and also why you should gtfo if anyone says they can "cure" bipolar disorder. Observant bbs might remember Sarah from her previous interview about Keep It Hush Hush Podcast or her music! New music and season 2 of the podcast are dropping soon so go check her out!
CW: suicide
Find Sarah @Sarah Jickling on every platform, her nail art @spacecadet.nailtech, her music sarahsgoodbadluck.bandcamp.com and her podcast Get Well Sooner on any podcast platform
Listen to our last episode with Sarah https://bipolarbicoastal.libsyn.com/42-hush-hush-interview
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CW: Internalized fatphobia
This week Maria teaches Anna how to change her thoughts, with some surprising results. What's not surprising is Anna ends up crying. We talk about body image and other things we're trying to manage our minds on. I (Anna) was super skeptical about this going in and it's been really cool so I hope y'all give it a listen!
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Podcasts Mentioned:
Unf*ck Your Brain: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Zq2XDpVrtadTR1xOfzhzo?si=6e190e4b710447b3
51 1st Dates w/ Kara Lowentheil: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6EIgicR44UgWRkEJ2CXamJ?si=YC0Pn8DwS4272FJI2Mq7eg
Unsolicited: Fatties Talk Back: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bxgpKsCXpiXpHwnY2lSvZ?si=b5926e69f3ca498a
Maintenance Phase: https://open.spotify.com/show/3rDR8CfpIEMpITG2UC3w5W?si=9c661c84d1ed405f
CBT Thought Record: https://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/docs/ThoughtRecordSheet7.pdf
Content Warning: Attempted Suicide, Emetophobia
In this episode, Anna & Maria talk to Sami Cola, a intimate partner violence advocate, former sexual assault hotline manager, and the most thoughtful person we know. Topics include ADD, Bipolar II, Masking, Imposter Syndrome, and the Circus.
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Hypersexuality noun: excessive preoccupation with sexual fantasies, urges or behaviors that is difficult to control, causes you distress, or negatively affects your health, job, relationships or other parts of your life.
This week, we discuss what it means to have sex while bipolar. It takes a hard turn into consent and sexual health and we answer the age-old question "can men and women be friends?" Wait, no, we attempt to answer the age-old question "Are people good/bad?" And for hopefully the last time, Anna unhelpfully (but humanly) compares her life experiences to Maria's.
Welcome to season three! We'll see you next month! We're back bbs!
Thank you to Tarana Burke for the phrase "Me Too"
Links:
https://babe.net/2018/01/13/aziz-ansari-28355
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End of season 2 bbys! Catch up on what we accomplished in the past year and hear all about our plans (or lack there of) for the next year. So much thank to all of you and we will see you in a few months!
Kara Lowentheil's podcast: https://unfuckyourbrain.com/podcasts/
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We discuss what we learned over the past months of ADD interviews and Anna gives an update on how her journey with ADHD medication, struggling through grad school while being unable to focus and how the diagnosis still doesn’t feel comfortable.
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For the final interview in our ADHD series, we have on Olivia August, who blows our minds with her perspective on ADHD. We learn terms like "bioessentialism", why Olivia stopped taking stimulants, and what it means to have ADHD.
Olivia's Instagram: @ogaugust
Mentioned in Episode: @divergentdesignstudios
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Anna and Maria get into the who, what, where, when, and why of disclosing your bipolar diagnosis, with a brief detour into some not so hot Janis Joplin takes.
Welcome to anyone joining us from Mental Illness Happy Hour! This is a rebroadcast of our first episode and a good way for us to introduce ourselves! Enjoy, stick around for a while!
For our older listeners, go check out our interview on Mental Illness Happy Hour! We talk about the difficulties of being sisters going through bipolar crises and being the lord sister supporting the other through them, Paul is an incredible interviewer so hopefully we didn’t embarrass ourselves any more than we usually do!
Anyone looking for support after today’s episode can reach out to:
NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness) available via hotline M-F from 10 AM - 6 PM at 800-950-NAMI or via their crisis text line by texting NAMI to 741741.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: a free, 24/7 resource that you can call at 1-800-273-8255 or via chat at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
For therapist searches:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
Last week, we talked about being diagnosed as an adult with ADHD, this week we talk to Lilly Gaedhe about her childhood revelations and how it’s impacted her schooling and family. Oh and we talk about shame and capitalism, of course.
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In the first interview of our ADD series, Madeline Spolin aka Spo tells us how she realized she had ADD, why it took until her late 20's for someone to figure this out and what gender has to do with it.
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Fun drinking game for this one: Take a shot every time you think Anna's crying! Turns out there's a lot of internalized shame around having ADD and we're so excited to take you on this episode's long journey educating ourselves and hearing other's stories living with ADD. Don't blame us if this drinking game gets you wasted!
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