Cause for Conversation
A mental health and wellbeing podcast from Solent Mind, Hampshire's largest mental health charity.
Cause for Conversation
Ep 2: Living with bipolar
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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.
Introduction
Meet the guest: Rebecca Wright, Solent Recovery College
Solent Recovery College mental health courses
Rebecca’s story: living with bipolar disorder
Taking ownership of your recovery journey
Peer support and mental health empowerment
Day-to-day life with bipolar disorder
Practical coping strategies for bipolar disorder
The importance of medication and mindfulness
Creating a Wellness Action Plan
Tools and techniques for grounding
How to ask for reasonable adjustments at work
Circle of influence: coping with anxiety and control
Breaking myths about bipolar
Advice for people newly diagnosed with bipolar
Final reflections: finding support and skills for recovery