The Upside of Bipolar: Conversations on the Road to Wellness
Living with bipolar disorder sucks! Each week Michelle Reittinger and her guests explore tools and resources that help you learn how to live well with your bipolar. If you are tired of suffering and want to live a healthy, balanced, productive life with your bipolar, this podcast was designed with you in mind.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 66
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
EP 25: Discovering Bipolar Healing with Holistic Healer Lindsay Ranson
In this revealing conversation holistic healer and mindset coach Lindsay Ranson shares:
Her story of depression and psychiatric treatment that led to her bipolar diagnosis,
- The disrup…
EP 24: Can You Heal Bipolar Disorder?
Is bipolar disorder really chronic and incurable? In this episode I share the surprising answer to this question.
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EP 23: Thriving with Bipolar with Author and Podcaster Paris Scobie
In this empowering conversation author and podcaster Paris Scobie shares:
- Her experience being diagnosed with bipolar disorder,
- What motivated her to learn how to manage her bipolar,
- H…
EP 22: The Healing Power of Mindfulness with Best Selling Author Dr. Danny Penman
In this life-changing conversation author Dr. Danny Penman shares:
- His extraordinary personal discovery of the power of meditation,
- How he came to partner with Professor Mark Williams…
EP 21: Investigating Psychiatric Suffering with Award Winning Author Robert Whitaker
In this profoundly revealing conversation award winning author and investigative journalist Robert Whitaker shares:
- How his background as Director of Publications at Harvard Medical …
EP 20: A Poets Tale of Bipolar with Anushri Nanavati
In this insightful conversation Anushri Nanavati shares:
- Her story of mental health struggles and diagnosis including incredibly vulnerable accounts of manic episodes and hospitaliza…
EP 19: Discovering a Holistic Path to Healing with Colby Robbins
In this empowering conversation Colby Robbins shares:
- Her story of her initial diagnosis of anxiety and IBS and her challenges with medications and terrible side-effects,
- How medicati…
EP 18: Choosing to Stay, My Husband Shares His Side of Our Bipolar Journey
My husband, who is a very private person, kindly agreed to relate his side of the story. In this conversation he shares:
- What it was like early in our marriage when I was really str…
EP 17: An Integrated Path to Healing Bipolar with Naturopathic Doctor Tara Peyman
In this incredible conversation Dr. Tara Peyman, a naturopathic doctor, shares:
- How she became a naturopathic doctor focused on mental health,
- What an initial intake involves for a ne…
EP 16: People Keep Calling Me Dangerous
I have been accused of being “dangerous” for sharing my experience with micronutrients helping me heal my bipolar. In this episode I share:
- How I suffered for 12 years on medication,
- …
EP 15: True Hope for Healing Bipolar with David Stephan, VP Truehope Canada
This is my favorite conversation I’ve had so far (which is saying a lot). In this episode David Stephan, Vice President of Operations of Truehope shares:
- The story of how the micronu…
EP 14: There is Always Hope with Author Leah Nash
In this wonderful conversation with author Leah Nash she shares:
- Her harrowing story of trauma, diagnosis, suicide attempt and recovery,
- How she developed a plan to keep herself balan…
EP 13: The Power of Nutrition in Treating Mental Illness with Dr. Bonnie Kaplan
In this life-changing conversation with Dr. Bonnie Kaplan–a pioneer researcher in the field of nutrition and mental health–she shares:
- How she began studying the link between nutriti…
EP 12: The Courage to Heal with Psychotherapist Anna Khandrueva
Such an powerfully enlightening conversation with psychotherapist Anna Khandrueva:
- Her story of her diagnosis and how it lead to a career change to becoming a psychotherapist;
- How liv…
EP 11: Successfully Navigate Bipolar Mood Swings with this Powerful Tool
In this SPECIAL episode I share how I developed the Mood Cycle Survival Guide and learned to successfully navigate my bipolar mood swings beginning my path to wellness–and you can t…
EP 10: Choosing Happiness with Bipolar with Author and Mental Health Advocate Kate Simonet
This is a very inspiring conversation with Kate Simonet, author of “Out of the Darkness”. Kate shares:
- Her story that includes a psychotic break in a foreign country, subsequent hosp…
EP 9: Sharing Positivity While Speaking Bipolar with Scott Ninneman
You’ll love this conversation with my wonderful guest Scott Ninneman of Speaking Bipolar! Scott shares:
- His experience with diagnosis and struggle to find an effective treatment.
- The …
EP 8: The Holistic Path to Healing Bipolar with Dr. Jennifer Giordano
Wow! What an enlightening and powerful conversation with holistic psychiatrist Jennifer Giordano, DO. She shares:
- Her experience transitioning from the traditional psychiatric treatm…
EP 7: Sharing Hope and Encouragement with Bipolar Writing
This episode is so uplifting. Megan shares:
- Her experience with diagnosis
- Her favorite tools that help her manage her disorder
- How she uses her art and writing to share hope and encour…
EP 6: Finding the Map to Wellness with Bipolar
I had an awesome conversation with Wendy Bowers of BWW Branding who has helped me identify how to effectively share what I’ve learned about how to live well with bipolar.
In this ep…