Bipolar Bicoastal

Listen to Anna and Maria discuss their favorite bipolar books and movies, as well as compare DC to LA. Luckily, they have a podcast in which to dump all their opinions!

Books/Movies Recommended

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
An Unquiet Mind by Kay Jamison
Marbles by Ellen Forney
Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So by Mark Vonnegut
Mental by Jaime Lowe
Three Identical Strangers
Silver Linings Playbook

This week, Anna and Maria sit down with Elena Morrissey , one of our best friends who was there during the worst bits of both of our mental health crises, to talk about boundaries. Elena's currently in grad school to get her Masters of Social Work and is even more so qualified to speak because she had two very needy best friends (the hosts). Enjoy!

Media recommended:

https://www.hilariousworld.org/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hardcore-self-help-podcast-with-duff-the-psych/id1094120819

In the second installment of their Madness in the Media series, Anna and Maria delve into Season 1, Episode 5 "Hype Man" of Dave and its portrayal of bipolar disorder. They also bicker about laundry for the first five minutes so if twin snipping makes you uncomfortable, skip ahead to 5:15. If you want some tips on getting out stains, start at 0:00. You've been warned.

Anna and Maria record an episode the night of their 26th birthday, going through things they've learned in their 26 years and also going through their worst birthday s(being on opposite sides of the world during a pandemic doesn't even make the top 3). They also talk about what they think will get them cancelled and Kimi's (Anna's cat's) big week!

Join us and renowned bipolar queen/mountain goats superfan/all-around good egg Maggie Foust to discuss her thoughts on medication (necessary but hard), voluntary hospitalization (also hard) and moms (saints). Plus, we delve into more music hot takes that no one wanted or asked for. Enjoy!

This episode Maria and Anna delve into shame. Tune in to hear the things they most regret having done, how they're overcoming the shame around being bipolar, and to see if they've forgiven each other for the things they said and did while going through an episode.

Bipolar Support Groups: https://www.dbsalliance.org/support/chapters-and-support-groups/find-a-support-group/

If you’re nosy and love the twin banter, this is the episode for you! It’s a whole episode of Anna and Maria doing their best to crack each other up by sharing their “bipolar probs” aka the highly universal stories they have as a result of being bipolar. For example, who hasn’t almost joined a sex cult? This episode is messy, cringe-y and hilarious. Secondhand embarrassment guaranteed.

Poison Control: (800) 222-1222

nterview with Our Mom (@Carol Burns) or Raising Bipolar Twins

In the highly anticipated first interview of the podcast, we have the pleasure of talking with the woman who knew us first, Carol Anne Burns! Surprisingly, she fails to see the humor in ushering two of her daughters through mental health crises in a year but it can’t be as bad as 2009, aka the year all three of her daughters were in high school at once. Content Warning: Maternal Tears.

Bipolar Support Groups: https://www.dbsalliance.org/support/chapters-and-support-groups/find-a-support-group/

Maria is at her most vulnerable yet by taking us through the zany twists and turns of her 4 month manic spree, hospitalization (not for the reasons you’d think!) and 3 month depressive kick. Come for the manic easter egg hunt, stay for the crippling depression! Plus, Anna does laundry for the first time in months. 

Next week, an interview with our very own Carol Burns aka our Mother!

Bipolar Support Groups: https://www.dbsalliance.org/support/chapters-and-support-groups/find-a-support-group/

Anna gives a brutal retelling of her path to being diagnosed as bipolar, starting with chronic depression and escalating into her involuntary hospitalization. Buckle up, y’all, this one’s a doozy. Content Warning: Police Violence, Manic MariKondo’ing

Anyone looking for support after today’s episode can read out to:

NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness) available via hotline M-F from 10 AM - 6 PM or via their crisis text line by texting NAMI to 741741.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: a free, 24/7 resource that you can reach at 1-800-273-8255 or via chat at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

For therapist searches:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us and https://www.goodtherapy.org/

To find a mobile crisis center, simply google “mobile crisis” plus your county name.

Tara Reade's Story: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/03/tara-reade-tells-her-story

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