Podcast: Women v Men: Who Has More Stigma From Mental Illness?
Today's discussion explores the challenges men and women face in managing mental illness, examining societal expectations, medication, and support systems. What disparities exist? What similarities emerge? Who triumphs in the battle of the sexes?
Michelle and Gabe also delve into the question of whether it truly matters who suffers more (spoiler alert: it doesn't) and why society perpetuates a competition of suffering. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation rooted in the timeless debate of men versus women. Listen Now!
About the Hosts of A Bipolar,...
Yvonne Sinclair, LMFT, MA
Yvonne Sinclair is a licensed Marriage Family and Child Counselor in California with a Masters in Counseling Psychology. She has been counseling clients about relationships since 1993. In her private practice she sees children, families, couples, and individuals. She address most issues around relationships, healing from abuse, parenting, anger management, and many others.
Additionally, Sinclair creates and facilitates retreats and workshops for couples and singles and self-help programs, including books and audiobooks. She has been teaching anger management to children, teens, and adults since 1993....
Men and the Hidden Danger of Depression
Although women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression, many men may also be suffering with depression.
Telephone therapy benefits depression
Imagine a treatment that was so powerful and useful, it could even be delivered by the telephone.
What’s a struggling teen?
What, exactly, is a struggling teen? The term struggling teen describes youths who show signs of ...
Catherine Ewing, LCSW, MDiv, MSW
A lifelong seeker and learner, over the last 30 years Catherine Ewing has studied to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Ordained Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking, Certified Dream Coach and Dream Coach Group Leader, Passion Test Facilitator, Reiki Master Teacher and Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner. She has also studied other energy healing modalities and personal transformation programs.
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Podcast: Moving Past Depression (and Other Musings)
Why don't we ever talk about how despite our best efforts, we are depressed? Now, let's figure out how to move forward.
~Gabe Howard
We've all heard the adage, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." When it comes to depression, however, this expression holds even more significance. For one thing, there is no "cure" for depression, so prevention is obviously deserving of our efforts.
But how do you prevent something when you're already suffering from it? Moving forward with depression is the best most...
David Mrazek M.D.
Dr. David Mrazek has been Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic since September of 2000. His specialty is in the area of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; however his research interests and publications cover a broad range of psychiatric illnesses that occur in patients of all ages. Most recently Dr. Mrazek has begun several new research initiatives in genomics. He has collaborated with other investigators in studying various links between genomic variability and psychiatric illnesses such as depression, bipolar illness,...
Don’t Let Depression Rain On Your Relationship
Depression sucks. Sorry to be so honest, but I'm a therapist and that's my job.
Our Emotional Lives
As we consider our emotional lives, it is a real challenge to try to understand what we mean when we talk about emotions.