Conversations from Studio B on the topic of: Bipolar disorder
Topic |
Interviewee |
Interviewee Info |
Air date |
| Surviving Bipolar Disorder and Working in Behalf of My Peers as a Comedian. | Kevin “Squishy Man” Barber | LSCSW, LCSW | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Being Part of a Family Plagued with Mental Illness and Suicide; Surviving Bipolar and Her own Attempted Suicide; and Going on to Sustain Recovery by Helping Peers. | Annie Ruth | Community Health Care Worker and Certified Residential Specialist, Integrated Health Care Team, Adult and Child Center, Indianapolis | Dec 16, 2016 |
| Managing Severe Bipolar Disorder, Staying Active, and Writing. | Wendy Woodfield | Mental Health Activist and Author of Moments in Time: 59 Short Stories | Aug 24, 2016 |
| What it is like to have and recover from Bipolar Disorder. | Leif Gregersen | Editor of SZ and Anchor magazines | May 10, 2016 |
| Helping veterans internalize stigma, and my own experience with bipolar disorder. | Dr. Jennifer Boyd | works at the San Francisco VA Mental Center and 2014 recipient of an American Psychological Association Presidential Citation | Jan 22, 2016 |
| Working on behalf of persons with mental illness and my struggle with bipolar disorder. | Dr. Bruce Graunke | worked in VA Mental Health Clinics and NAMI’s 2008 “Psychologist of the Year” | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Struggling with Bipolar Disorder, Recovery and NAMI Work with Peers | Judith Walters | Retired English as a second language teacher | Dec 17, 2015 |
| Bipolar disorder, recovery, and advocating for one’s peers | Hakeem Rahim | Founder of Live Breathe, LLC, a consultative agency focusing on mental health advocacy (hakeemrahim.com) | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Coming out of the closet about having mental illness, anorexia, bulimia and bipolar, and being a working professional doing research into various aspects of mental illness | Dr. Amy Watson | Department of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Living with – and in spite of – Bipolar Disorder | Gabe Howard | Public Speaker and NAMI Activist | Oct 27, 2013 |
| Bipolar disorder, recovery, and helping her peers | Lisa Marie Griffin | NAMI Peer to Peer Mentor and President of The Ohio Center for Advocacy Training and Support | Oct 14, 2012 |
| A struggle with bipolar disorder and research into bipolar disorder in children | Bridget Bailey | OSU Doctoral Candidate in Social Work | Jan 29, 2012 |
| Living with and overcoming bipolar disorder | Terri Cheney | Author of New York Times best seller Manic: A Memoir (2008) and The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up BiPolar (2011) | Sep 25, 2011 |
| Activism and efforts to help a bipolar son | Muffy Walker | Psychiatric nurse, mother of a son with bipolar disorder, and founder of the International Bipolar Foundation | Aug 12, 2011 |
| Experience with, and recovery from, bipolar disorder | Donna Lechleiter | RN, Mentor in NAMI’s Peer-to-Peer course, and bipolar disorder survivor | Jul 24, 2011 |
| Living with bipolar disorder | Col Owens | Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Southwestern Ohio | Mar 28, 2010 |
| Living with bipolar disorder | Damaris Abreu | Teacher, poet, artist, mom, wife, and activist | Jan 17, 2010 |
| Living with bipolar disorder | Eric Jennings | Athens native, journalist and sportscaster | Oct 25, 2009 |
| Bipolar disorder and suicide prevention | Kevin Hines | Survivor of a suicide jump off the Golden Gate Bridge | Sep 18, 2009 |
| Surviving bipolar disorder | Nancy Rosenfeld | Literary Agent and Co-author of New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder | Apr 27, 2008 |
| Living with bipolar disorder | Dr. Jane Mountain | Author of Beyond Bipolar: Seven Steps to Wellness | Feb 24, 2008 |
| Surviving both bipolar and borderline personality disorder | Renee Kopache | Coordinator of Wellness Management at the Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board | May 27, 2007 |
| Living with multiple diagnoses (bipolar and borderline personality) and re-entering the workforce | Maureen Boals | Recovery assistant, Columbiana Health and Recovery Services | Nov 29, 2006 |
| Surviving the manic episode of a loved one | Judy Eron | Author: What Goes Up: Surviving the Manic Episode of a Loved One | Aug 30, 2006 |
| Surviving bipolar disorder | Sandy White | Peer Support Specialist, Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare | Jun 28, 2006 |
| Surviving bipolar disorder | George Staursky | Author of: Goodbye Mom, my Bipolar Journey through Trauma, Tragedy, and Recovery | Nov 30, 2005 |
