Cutting Through Chaos
Cutting Through Chaos
Stephanie Marie
Exploring bipolar disorder with real stories and experts' insights. *This podcast is not intended to give advice, and host Stephanie Marie is not a mental health professional - just a curious mind hoping to learn alongside her listeners, spread awareness, and help normalize talking about bipolar disorder.*
S2, Episode 4: A Brother Like No Other
Stephanie Marie sits down for a candid discussion with her brother Shea, @sheakewin and @qsaintz on Instagram, who talks openly for the first time about having bipolar disorder. He dives deep into details around hospitalization for his mania and psychosis, documenting his delusions, how real his psychosis felt, and how parts of it still linger with him to this day. Among many other things, he also discusses his treatment plan and the strength he's found in his family support system.
May 25, 2021
43 min
S2, Episode 3: I've Been Through Hell, But I've Seen Heaven Too
Season 2, Episode 3 has Stephanie Marie and her incredibly talented musical guest Pete Wilde (@_petewilde on Instagram) diving deep into everything from his diagnosis with bipolar disorder, putting on a brave face and masking emotions, how his musical art reflects his reality, disparities around Black men's mental health, small acts of kindness, and so much more.  Episode title "I've been through hell, but I've seen heaven too," is a lyric from Pete's song "Savior," used with his permission.
May 7, 2021
44 min
S2, Episode 2: Critical Distinctions
Stephanie Marie and avid advocate and renowned writer Michelle Yang discuss everything from Michelle's bipolar diagnosis while studying abroad, to how her immigration may have acted as a trauma trigger for her mental illness, to the critical distinction between treated and untreated bipolar disorder and how NOT making that distinction can cause stereotyping and discrimination, as well as how she harnesses her advocacy, specifically for other Asian Americans, to promote both individual and collective change.
Apr 12, 2021
48 min
S2, Episode 1: Laugh, And the World Laughs with You
In this episode, Stephanie Marie hosts Brian. Brian is a stand up comedian and podcast host himself. He also has bipolar disorder type 1. Brian very candidly dives into what his diagnosis was like, how difficult it was to get help during his first full-blown mania and psychosis, how tough it was to come to terms with his bipolar diagnosis, his uphill battle with taking medication, how comedy and levity helps him through his struggles, the societal pressure around alcohol and why that is, and much more.
Feb 24, 2021
40 min
Episode 12: Fingerprints
Episode 12 has Stephanie Marie sitting down with New York Times Best Selling author Bassey Ikpi. Last year she wrote her incredible, best-selling memoir about living with bipolar, I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying. She lives with bipolar disorder type 2 and during the podcast she shares intricacies of her story, her roots in emotional memory, and so much more.
Oct 7, 2020
47 min
Episode 11: Meet Me in My Emotions
Episode 11 has Stephanie Marie sitting down with Tanner, a creator of one of Instagram's largest mental health advocacy accounts @asafeplaceinsideyourhead. Tanner and Stephanie discuss his mental health journey, from a bipolar diagnosis at the age of 11 to the passing of his brother and how both propelled him into lifelong mental health and mental illness advocacy.
Sep 22, 2020
41 min
Episode 10: Becoming a 'Bipolar Detective'
Episode 10 has Stephanie Marie getting curious with one of the world's premier authors and speakers on bipolar disorder, Julie Fast.  Julie has written books and published countless articles on bipolar disorder. Simply Google her name for a wealth of information. Thanks to her years of work being, as she puts it, a 'bipolar detective' for the benefit of herself and others, Julie has contributed immensely to shining a light on bipolar and how to treat it. Do not miss this episode!
Sep 7, 2020
1 hr
Episode 9: To the Beat of Her Own Drum
In Episode 9, Stephanie Marie chats with musician and mother Sarah about coming to terms with having bipolar disorder and then living with the illness through university, young adulthood, and motherhood. We discuss hyperfixation, labels, and coping through music.
Aug 24, 2020
53 min
Episode 8: Elevating Self-Awareness
In Episode 8, Stephanie Marie sits down with Kimberly Whitmon (@kimberly_whitmon on Instagram). Kimberly has bipolar type 2 and has channeled her years of experiences with bipolar into mental health coaching.  Kimberly talks about her personal journey with bipolar 2, her social support system, the distinction between mental health and mental illness, and how vastly self awareness elevates our personal understanding.
Aug 10, 2020
36 min
Episode 7: The Power of Story Telling
In Episode 7, Stephanie Marie takes a detour from bipolar-specific content to explore the importance of story telling. To do this, Stephanie sits down with Jose, co-founder of We Are All One Story, an organization that gives people a platform to tell their unique stories. We explore Jose's personal story, and it is one of redemption. From being an LA gang member to serving prison time to realizing his true self, Jose delivers a critical message: we are ALL deserving of living a joyful life.
Jul 27, 2020
33 min
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