Amelia Zachry (@BrownGirlCrazyWorld) is an author and mental health advocate. She shares her experience with a Bipolar 2 diagnosis and how she talks about trauma and mental health with her own young children. Be sure to check out her book, Enough: A Memoir of Mistakes, Mania, and Motherhood.More about Ameliawww.AmeliaZachry.comSocial Media @BrownGirlCrazyWor ... Show More
Jul 24
#810 Cults, Shootings & PTSD - Best Of - Matthew Walden
Originally aired as our 148th episode, this Best Of replay is a riveting one. Although the writer/producer grew up in Hawaii, his childhood was far from paradise; enduring a cornucopia of PTSD, leaving him wondering what is real and what isn’t. He also shares his obsession with c ... Show More
2h 4m
Aug 2023
165: Writing for Bipolar Care
<p>Can you imagine being diagnosed with bipolar disorder during a global pandemic while trying to run your own business?</p>
<p>This week, I am joined by Megan, mental health advocate and aspiring author living with bipolar type 1, PTSD, and anxiety. Megan uses her experiences li ... Show More
29m 9s
Oct 2023
Mary Skinner On Living With Bipolar Disorder, Boundaries, & Relationship Green Flags
This week Victoria sits down with popular lifestyle content creator and host of Prologues, Mary Skinner! Despite having amassed over 2 million followers across TikTok and Instagram, Mary’s journey hasn’t been easy. She reveals her lifelong battle with bipolar disorder and how gro ... Show More
52m 5s
Jul 2024
210: A Teacher's Tale Breaking Free of Bipolar Denial
<p>Embracing Bipolar: Kelcie's Journey of Acceptance and Support
Paris welcomes Kelcie, a mental health advocate and toddler teacher, to share her journey living with bipolar disorder. </p>
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<p>Kelcie discusses her diagnosis in 2020, overcoming denial, and the vit ... Show More
30m 43s
May 2017
#36: Being Brave with Jennifer Marshall
The co-founder of mental health storytelling organization This Is My Brave joins to talk about her experience with bipolar disorder, postpartum psychosis, hospitalization, and helping others share their own stories. In the episode, Jennifer mentions a guest-post on her blog about ... Show More
1h 25m
Oct 2025
242: From Lived Experience to Nonprofit Leadership
Jessie Bucci-Carter is a mental health advocate, regional manager at a mental health nonprofit supporting youth mental health advocates and a rescue dog lover, foster, and volunteer who shares her compelling journey living with bipolar. Together we explore Jessie's early experien ... Show More
37m 42s
Jun 2023
Parenting Young With BPD (feat. Asia)
Asia is here with us today to talk about her experience growing up in a household full of women, having her daughter young, and getting her BPD diagnosis and how it's impacted her! Thank you, Asia, for joining us. Send us a text message to be anonymously read and responded to! Su ... Show More
1h 5m