BrainTalk Podcast
Episode 1:
What Is the Bipolar Spectrum?
Hosted by Sara Schley and Dr. Jim Phelps
Welcome to BrainTalk, the Bipolar Spectrum Podcast featuring experts from our film and others taking a deeper dive into their work, hosted by Dr. Jim Phelps, author of several groundbreaking books on the bipolar spectrum, and Sara Schley, author of the memoir BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum.
Episode 2:
The Bipolar General
with Major General Gregg Martin
Combat veteran, bipolar survivor, commanded 10,000 troops in Iraq
Episode 3:
Circadian Rhythms, Sleep and Bipolar
Circadian Rhythms, Sleep and Bipolar
with Dr. Holly Swartz
Professor at University of Pittsburgh, expert on circadian rhythm practices for bipolar healing
Episode 4:
Children’s Mental Health and Bipolar
with Dr. Elizabeth Errico
Executive Director of Children’s Mental Health Resource Center, expert for parents
Episode 5:
Where Hormones Meet Mood: Bipolar in Postpartum and Menopause
with Dr. Crystal Clark
Professor, psychiatrist and researcher: mental health treatment for pregnancy and postpartum
Episode 6:
Bridging Bipolar Knowledge Gaps
with Dr. Andy Nierenberg
Professor at Harvard University, Director of Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation
Episode 7:
Author Terri Cheney on Sharing Your Bipolar Story
with Terri Cheney
Her writing about bipolar has been featured in the NYTimes, HuffPost, and inspired a Netflix show
Episode 8:
How Keto Diet Can Ease Bipolar Symptoms
with Dr. Shebani Sethi
Professor at Stanford University, expert on keto research and diet
Episode 9:
Creativity on the Bipolar Spectrum
with Dr. Sheri Johnson
Professor at UC Berkeley, expert on creativity and bipolar
Episode 10:
An Entrepreneur’s Journey with Bipolar and Self Care
with Paul English
Entrepreneur and activist. Founded Kayak.com, the Bipolar Social Club, and many more orgs
Episode 11:
Expressing Bipolarity Through Visual Art
with Kelly Matthews
Visual artist whose work reflects her lived experiences with bipolar, addiction, rehab, and recovery
Episode 12:
The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder
with Dr. Ben Neale
Co-director of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, focused on the genetic background of severe mental illnesses
Episode 13:
Women and Bipolar: Perinatal to Perimenopause
with Dr. Clare Dolman
Researcher and women’s mental health advocate with lived experience of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis
Episode 14:
Centering Voices of People Living with Bipolar
with Dr. Erin Michalak
Founder and leader of the “Collaborative RESearch Team for the study of psychosocial issues in Bipolar Disorder” (CREST.BD)
Episode 15:
Navigating Self-Stigma with Bipolar
with Dr. Andrea Vassilev
Doctor of Psychology, clinician, and creator of the Overcoming Self-Stigma in Bipolar Disorder program. Living with bipolar. @best.life.bipolar.
Episode 16:
Being Bipolar: Diagnosis, Stigma, Healing & Community
with Dr. Devika Bhushan
Pediatrician, public health leader, and author on a mission to drive greater health innovation, equity, and resilience. Former acting Surgeon General of California.
Episode 17:
Bipolar Stigma: Internal and External
with Dr. Steve Hinshaw
Distinguished UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco Professor of Psychiatry, author of over 400 articles/chapters, plus 11 of his own books, including his award-winning memoir, Another Kind of Madness, about his father’s bipolar diagnosis and his own journey to becoming a psychologist and professor.
Episode 18:
Bipolarity and Entrepreneurship
with Dr. Michael Freeman
Professor at UC Berkeley, psychiatrist and entrepreneurship researcher His groundbreaking work has forever changed our understanding of the entrepreneurial mind, and the intersection between bipolarity and entrepreneurship.
Episode 19:
Collaborative Care for Bipolar
with Dr. Nancy Byatt
Perinatal psychiatrist, physician, and scientist focused on improving systems of care to promote the mental health of parents and children. Her passion for her work is deeply rooted in her experiences as a clinician, researcher, daughter, and mother.
Episode 20:
Brain Reward Sensitivity and Bipolar
with Dr. Mary Phillips
Distinguished Professor in Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science. Widely published author focused on neuroimaging research designed to elucidate the neuropathophysiological basis of bipolar disorders and associated behavioral traits.
Episode 21:
Supervised Ketamine Use For Bipolar Treatment
with Dr. Joshua Rosenblat
Staff psychiatrist and clinician-researcher at the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit at Toronto Western Hospital with a clinical focus in treatment-resistant unipolar and bipolar depression.
Episode 22:
Circadian Rhythms and Bipolar: A Scientific Deep Dive
with Dr. Michael McCarthy
Staff Psychiatrist at the Mood Disorders Clinic at the VA San Diego Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the UC San Diego College of Medicine. Runs a research group and is the principal investigator on a variety of funded basic and clinical research projects in Bipolar Disorder.
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