Last time Dr. Crawford was on, she gave a brief introduction to bipolar disorder. She's back once again offering a brief introduction to ADHD. She describes the thought differences in someone with ADHD, the symptoms of the diagnosis, as well as how it presents itself in children and adults. I forget what else we talked about. Something about brain structure, executive function, the behavior differences between boys and girls and, ugh, I can't remember the rest. Thank you Dr. Crawford!!

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Jamila joins me for this episode of the podcast. Jamila lives and works in Florida where she is raising her children. We discuss her bipolar diagnosis, including her family history with mental health conditions. She also reveals that she is so totally not ADHD. Take a drink for every time I say "clearly," and record your results!

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Joining us all the way from London is Lex! Lex is a native New Yorker. She is a first generation Greek-American who gave up everything to move to the UK. While she moved there for the free health care, Lex's dual citizenship has assisted her in getting treatment in Greece. She shares her story about how she navigates her life with a bipolar diagnosis. Thank you, Lex, for continuing conversations about living with mental health conditions. We will destigmatize this s#$*

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Madison is this episode's guest. She is bipolar. She is also a child therapist who works with children who live with mental conditions. She works as an intake specialist for adults. All of this while pursuing a master's degree in counseling. Madison discusses her own diagnosis, her family history of bipolar disorder, and how her experiences help her to be a better child therapist. Check her out!

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Thanks to some technical difficulties, we jump right into this episode with Judy describing the results of a car accident that she recently had. As she explained it, she looked down for a second and the next she knew she had totaled four parked cars.

Judy has been a guest on the show before. She was just shy of her 70th birthday when she received her bipolar disorder. When we first talked, she had recently left the hospital and had a really good support system, including group therapy. On this episode we check in with her to see how she's been managing over the last few months. Thanks for listening!! Don't forget to subscribe!

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Dr. Adowa Akhu rejoins me as an ADHD Coach to talk about ADHD in both children and adults. As the parent of an ADHD child, she discusses how learning to emotionally care for them while also developing strategies for success looked like for her family. She offers advice and suggestions that are applicable at any age. She believes that people with ADHD have superpowers. As do I. She developed a test, which I took, that asks you to give a numbered ranking to questions related to ADHD characteristics. Not to brag, but I scored very highly in three different areas. One was not humility.

If you're interested in learning more about Dr. Akhu's ADHD coaching experiences or her Superpower Test, please reach out to her directly at [email protected].

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Dancan @mr._abbs joins us on this episode to talk about what life in is like in Kenya for those affected by mental illness. Dancan recently received his bipolar diagnosis in a country where there is little known about the disorder and medications are financially out of reach. Listen to Dancan share his story of how he received his diagnosis, how he manages bipolar disorder without meds, and what he's doing to help destigmatize mental illness in Africa. Check out his blog at bipolardisorderwarriortips.blogspot.com

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Emily is our guest on this episode of Bipolar Black Girl podcast. She hails from Birmingham, England, which means it was hella early in Los Angeles when we chatted. Emily was officially diagnosed three years ago, but she always had an inkling that she might be bipolar. She is a gifted spoken word artist/rapper with her first album, New Retro, dropping in a few weeks. She's already hard at work on her second album. Look for release dates on her IG: @pole2pole_bipolar

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Joining us on this episode of Bipolar Black Girl podcast is Nathalie. Nathalie is a Canadian master's student working towards a degree in psychology. She shares her story of being diagnosed and living with bipolar disorder. Check out her new podcast Learn With Me Psychology the Podcast. You can also find her on IG @learnwithmepsychology

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Psychiatrist Dr. Crawford rejoins us to further discuss bipolar disorder. She discusses what bipolar is, what it means to be bipolar, and some of the associated symptoms.

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