The Upside of Bipolar: Conversations on the Road to Wellness
Living with bipolar disorder sucks! Each week Michelle Reittinger and her guests explore tools and resources that help you learn how to live well with your bipolar. If you are tired of suffering and want to live a healthy, balanced, productive life with your bipolar, this podcast was designed with you in mind.
The Upside of Bipolar: Conversations on the Road to Wellness
Latest Episodes
EP 93: Mindfulness for Depression: Dr. Mark Williams on Quieting the Inner Critic & Breaking Rumination
I talk with Oxford clinical psychologist Mark Williams about why mindfulness is not about emptying the mind and how MBCT helps people stay well by changing their relationship to thoughts and feelings. We share simple practices that fit real lif...
EP 92: My Postpartum Mental Health Wasn’t “Just Hormones”: What Changed With My Third Baby
I share my personal story of three pregnancies and why the first two postpartum seasons spiraled into anxiety, intrusive thoughts, depression, forced weaning, and thyroid chaos. I also break down what changes before the third baby and how a pro...
EP 91: Bipolar Recovery Isn’t Linear: The Recovery Cycle That Turns Symptoms Into Feedback
I break down the Recovery Cycle so symptoms stop feeling like failure and start feeling like useful feedback. I share the mindset shifts and practical tools I use to move from discouragement back into determination, action, and long-term mainte...
EP 90: My Life Fell Apart. My Recovery Tools Held Me Together.
My life flipped upside down after an unexpected separation and divorce, and I have leaned on the exact habits that helped me heal my bipolar symptoms in the first place. I share how recovery tools for bipolar symptoms also work for real-life st...
EP 89: How Social Media Hijacks Your Brain: Dopamine, Mindfulness & Mental Health with Dr. Dan Lathan and Dan Peterson
I sit down with Dr. Dan Lathan and Dan Peterson from Cortex Evolution to unpack how digital media quietly rewires attention, emotion, and motivation until our days no longer match our intentions. We connect the neuroscience of algorithms to rea...