Justin Bullock, MD, MPH, is a fellow in Nephrology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr Bullock is a passionate medical educator and an identity safety researcher. He is outspoken about his lived experience as a gay, Black, bipolar physician. Dr Bullock's work and story have been featured in the New England Journal of Medicine, Vox, and Forbes, among other places.

This conversation was poignant — covering Justin’s journey from deep stigma to self-acceptance and radical openness around his story; his advice for preserving agency during psychiatric hospitalizations; and his take on physician monitoring programs.

Trigger warning: In this episode, we talk about suicidality, depression, self-harm, hypomania, family violence, imprisonment, and police violence.

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