Ep 2: Living with bipolar

Cause for Conversation is a new mental health podcast from Solent Mind. In our second episode, we talk to Rebecca Wright about her lived experience of bipolar and the courses she teaches at Solent Recovery College in Portsmouth. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:30 Meet the guest: Rebecca Wright, Solent Recovery College
• 2:14 Solent Recovery College mental health courses
• 3:35 Rebecca’s story: living with bipolar disorder
• 10:05 Taking ownership of your recovery journey
• 12:20 Peer support and mental health empowerment
• 13:24 Day-to-day life with bipolar disorder
• 15:45 Practical coping strategies for bipolar disorder
• 16:09 The importance of medication and mindfulness
• 17:45 Creating a Wellness Action Plan
• 18:08 Tools and techniques for grounding
• 20:45 How to ask for reasonable adjustments at work
• 23:30 Circle of influence: coping with anxiety and control
• 25:13 Breaking myths about bipolar
• 27:43 Advice for people newly diagnosed with bipolar
• 29:20 Final reflections: finding support and skills for recovery