The Upside of Bipolar: Conversations on the Road to Wellness
Michelle Baughman Reittinger
72 episodes
1 week ago
Send us a message! What if the brain isn’t broken—but under-supplied? This episode continues the conversation with David Stephan, VP of Truehope, as we dive into the specifics of how vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and omegas provided in bioavailable, balanced forms, help the brain recover. In this conversation we talk about: The difference between the function of drugs and micronutrients on the brainHow micronutrients actually help resolve bipolar symptoms, including serious symptoms like p...
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Send us a message! What if the brain isn’t broken—but under-supplied? This episode continues the conversation with David Stephan, VP of Truehope, as we dive into the specifics of how vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and omegas provided in bioavailable, balanced forms, help the brain recover. In this conversation we talk about: The difference between the function of drugs and micronutrients on the brainHow micronutrients actually help resolve bipolar symptoms, including serious symptoms like p...
EP 69: When Labels Replace Lives: Reclaiming Choice, Curiosity, and Consent with Jenn Schmitz, MS, LPC
The Upside of Bipolar: Conversations on the Road to Wellness
1 hour 24 minutes
1 month ago
EP 69: When Labels Replace Lives: Reclaiming Choice, Curiosity, and Consent with Jenn Schmitz, MS, LPC
Send us a message! We challenge the reflex to medicate and the vacuum around de-prescribing by tracing Jen’s 25-year story with SSRIs, from teenage labels and muted emotions to neonatal withdrawal, metabolic fallout, and a hard-won hyperbolic taper. We share tools for safer tapering, building a support tribe, and reclaiming informed consent and agency. • prescribers trained to start meds, not de-prescribe • teen SSRIs without context of eating disorder or stress • labels and DSM coding shapi...
The Upside of Bipolar: Conversations on the Road to Wellness
Send us a message! What if the brain isn’t broken—but under-supplied? This episode continues the conversation with David Stephan, VP of Truehope, as we dive into the specifics of how vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and omegas provided in bioavailable, balanced forms, help the brain recover. In this conversation we talk about: The difference between the function of drugs and micronutrients on the brainHow micronutrients actually help resolve bipolar symptoms, including serious symptoms like p...
