⚕️ Dr. Karen Tanavirus is a psychiatrist, political communicator, and someone who personally lives with bipolarity. Her story is anything but linear — from earning a PhD in political science to finding her true calling in psychiatry after her own diagnosis.
🎧 Bipolar Talk is a podcast where we explore real stories and expert insights to better understand bipolarity — from psychiatry to personal experience — and how to turn it into a path toward stability, purpose, and connection.
In this episode, Karen shares how she turned her bipolarity into a source of strength and meaning. She talks about the freedom that comes from openness, breaking stigma by owning her story, and how deep listening became her greatest “superpower” for connecting with others 💎.
She also gives heartfelt, practical advice on rebuilding relationships after depressive episodes 🌉 and finding stability beyond medication — through self-awareness, structure, and lifestyle choices. For her, medication is just the baseline — recovery is built on everything that comes after 💪.
Beyond the personal, Karen calls for systemic change in how we view and fund mental health care, reminding us that advocacy and authenticity can transform not just lives, but entire systems 📣.
🕊️ This conversation is raw, inspiring, and deeply human — a reminder that bipolarity doesn’t have to limit your story. It can become the foundation for a more connected, compassionate future.