Actress Maggie Gwin (Grey's Anatomy) joins the bipolar boys to discuss her experiences with postpartum and perinatal depression. The Brad Pitt of podcasters. In 9 months, you're going to be in a car wreck. Childbirth is trauma. Scan the barcode on the back of their neck. Hypno-birthing. All childbirth is natural childbirth. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed nation. Taking care of a baby while pregnant. The shame of not enjoying your pregnancy. The birth control pill possibly causing depression and other unwanted changes. Don't you judge me. There is no mental health check-in for pregnant women. Postpartum's impact on the child. Postpartum, suicide, and infanticide. Postpartum psychosis. Toxic positivity. The partner's role in postpartum. Where do you get those big bows? Pregnant women can take mental health medication. The identity crisis of a new mother. Maggie lives in Target now.

Adam and Brad talk about how the misconceptions about mental illness affect the way people see you when they find out about your diagnosis, and how that can be painful (and sometimes hilarious). Hollywood's portrayal of mental illness. Jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. I'm Danny DeVito if he hit the gym. Lizard People. Sadness is not depression. More Arrogant Ignorance. Gwyneth Paltrow. Physical markers in the bipolar brain. Go get a fucking insulin prescription. Science is an on-going process. Pharmaceutical kickbacks. Confirmation bias and Google's algorithm. We love the Cartels. Lobotomies. Brad makes a noise like a llama vomiting. Inform yourself.

Join the Bipolar Duo as they discuss what bipolar depression feels like, how to cope with it, and tools for fighting it when you feel it coming on. The fog. Apathy. Anhedonia. They found the bodies. Wading through wet concrete. Is Brad wearing pants? Comedy as a coping mechanism. Why most suicide victims are men. Needing validation. Trying to fill the pit with good. If Brad ever hangs himself. Was that car accident intentional? Adam wants to go home. The self-absorption of depression. Rocky 3. I just want to know I wasn't a mistake. No Woman No Cry. Am I worth being here? Everyone has kids for selfish reasons. Suicide Note Written on a Red Lobster Takeout Menu.

Our hosts dive into how bipolar disorder can wreck friendships and romantic relationships, and the tools required for both the patient and their spouse to navigate a healthy long-term relationship. Brad takes a knee. Love at first sight. I guess I live here now. Depressive states nearly destroy Brad's marriage. Hypersexuality while manic. That's what sociopaths say. Chemically inducing mania. Hurting and flirting. Hold on, let me get my CPAP. Resentment. Your spouse as a partner in your treatment. Trauma dumping on my female friends. British soccer hooligans. Hug someone you love.

Adam and Brad look into manic creativity and how mania impacts their careers in Hollywood. The Tortured Artist. Creativity as a coping mechanism. Mania on-stage. Brad's pushups. A desperate need to share. An accidental bipolar novel. Don't stalk Brad's wife. Game Show Adam returns. Channeling mania outward. One specific reader. Flow states. Memory gaps and misremembering when manic. The mania takes over. The governor's get pulled off. Why mania feels good. The ego and cockiness of mania. Smurfs 6. Manic pitch meetings. F#ck off, Actor Brad! Rewiring yourself. Did I do something wrong? Asking to be seen. Take your pills!

Take a deep dive into the medications that help control mental illness and how they change you. Self-medicating with drugs and alcohol. Lord Elko's Broadsword. What medications Brad and Adam are taking. Preventing episodes for life. One Lethargic Salmon. Ghost Dogs on the Scottish Moors. A penthouse filled with prostitutes. Making amends to those you hurt. Medieval exorcism. Actor Brad enters the scene. Bring that tight little butt over here onto my couch. Manically starting a new career. Game Show Adam enters the scene. How mania controls you and medication flips that script. Being present in the moment. Brad's missing kids. Misconceptions about treating mental illness. Observable physical differences in the bipolar brain. Shingles and weed mania. Dissociation and remembering manic states in the 3rd person. Does medication make you numb? Finding the right medication. Peer reviewed research versus dipsh!ts on Reddit. Hippy dippy froo-froo bullsh!t. Different types of bipolar medication and how they work. Brad is the Antichrist.

Meet our hosts and learn how and why they were first diagnosed as bipolar. Rationalizing manic & depressive behavior when you don't know you're sick. Brad's Funeral Playlist. Misconceptions about mental illness and the curse of Arrogant Ignorance. Lack of Impulse Control. A skull full of minnows. Second guessing everything you do. Why bipolar patients feel emotions stronger even when not in an episode. Friendships & bipolar. Guilt & shame. Coke & Molly. Why mania can make you think you've fallen in love. Manic creativity. Misdiagnosis. Why mania is addictive. Manic relationships. Pathological lying. Compulsive overspending. Entitlement and a lack of repercussions. Clinical narcissism versus bipolar grandiosity. Finding understanding and realizing you're not alone.

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