Smashing the Stigma

In Season 2 of Smashing the Stigma, Alice takes you on her own wild ride of trying to build a billion dollar business while having bipolar disorder. Let's see if she can shatter that glass ceiling for women, minorities and those with a mental illness.

At the young age of 36, Monica Kirshnan lost her husband to brain cancer. She was abruptly faced with the responsibility of raising her two daughters alone. Monica went through many stages of grief, including depression. As a clinical pharmacist, she was hesitant to start medication, until one day, she couldn’t handle it anymore.

With a family history of depression, anxiety and alcoholism on both sides, artist Samuel Price struggled with these conditions. Here he shares his story about how he was able to overcome his addiction to alcohol and manage his mental illnesses so that he can lead a thriving life.

For the first time ever, Sam Yoo, husband of the founder of Smashing the Stigma - Alice Yoo, opens up about how he supports his wife through her manic episodes. In this gripping story, you'll learn how they first discovered Alice was bipolar and how they work together to manage her mental illness.

Adam Bauman is a technology leader and real estate investor from Denver, Colorado. He has dealt with depression since childhood and has a deep family history of mental illness. Adam realized that therapy and medication were the only ways to keep from “hitting the wall” in his professional and personal growth.

A type-A, overachiever since birth, Danielle Liss has struggled with mental illness. In her 30s, Danielle struggled with depression and, more recently, she was diagnosed with OCD. Through this, she’s learned that her illness was not the secret sauce fueling all of that overachieving after all.

Sonya Lee, an accomplished businesswoman in Orange County, California, talks about how living in a Buddhist monastery that left her emotionally scarred and struggling to know her true self. She describes how she realized she had complex PTSD and what steps she took to get out of it.

Dr. Jessico Cho She holds a Doctor of Psychology and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Here she breaks down why therapy is so important and what truths she wants everyone to know.

Wendy Zanders opens up to us about how her life experiences serving in Iraq and the depression she felt after losing her nephew in a tragic accident.

This is the trailer to Smashing the Stigma.