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A Bipolar A Schizophrenic and a Podcast2024-02-22T19:33:25+00:00

A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, And A Podcast

A Bipolar A Schizophrenic, And A Podcast

A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast is the first podcast by people with mental illness for people with mental illness. Each episode looks at life through the unique lens of people living with depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Hosted by Gabe Howard and Michelle Hammer. New episodes every week.

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A Bipolar A Schizophrenic and a Podcast

A Bipolar A Schizophrenic and a Podcast

A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast

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Balancing Support and Boundaries: Navigating Mental Health Challenges in Friendship

Balancing Support and Boundaries: Navigating Mental Health Challenges in Friendship from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast In today’s episode, Gabe and Michelle discuss the challenges Michelle faces with her friend who exhibits erratic and aggressive behavior, likely due to untreated mental illness. Despite Michelle's continued efforts to support her [...]

May 28th, 2024|

Good vs Bad Vulnerability and What’s The Difference?

Good vs Bad Vulnerability and What’s The Difference? from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Today Gabe and Michelle continue openly discussing living with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, respectively, aiming to reduce stigma around mental health. Gabe expresses gratitude for the support that has allowed their podcast to continue, emphasizing [...]

May 14th, 2024|

Navigating Gifts, Criticism, and Friendship While Managing Mental Illness

Navigating Gifts, Criticism, and Friendship While Managing Mental Illness from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Today, Gabe and Michelle share their insecurities and lament that they do not feel more successful. They discuss navigating their challenges, the importance of support, and working to help others through their platform despite [...]

April 30th, 2024|

Can Schizophrenics and Bipolars be Good Pet Owners?

Can Schizophrenics and Bipolars be Good Pet Owners? from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast In today’s episode, Gabe and Michelle talk about the positive impact their dogs, Peppy and Paisley, have on their mental health, debunking misconceptions that people with mental illness cannot be good pet owners. While Gabe’s [...]

April 20th, 2024|

Passively Suicidal: Are You Still in Recovery?

Passively Suicidal: Are You Still in Recovery? from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Today, Gabe and Michelle explore the nuances of navigating passive suicidal ideation within the context of long-term mental illness recovery. They highlight that occasional fleeting thoughts of suicide don’t necessarily signify a [...]

April 2nd, 2024|

Women v Men: Who Has More Stigma From Mental Illness?

Women v Men: Who Has More Stigma From Mental Illness? from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Today’s discussion explores the challenges men and women face in managing mental illness, examining societal expectations, medication, and support systems. [...]

March 19th, 2024|

Challenging the Stupidity Stereotype in Mental Illness

Challenging the Stupidity Stereotype in Mental Illness from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Can people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia be intelligent, or are they dumb? Tune in as Gabe and Michelle navigate the intersections of intelligence, creativity, and mental [...]

March 5th, 2024|

A Bipolar A Schizophrenic and a Podcast crowdfunding on Indiegogo

A Bipolar A Schizophrenic and a Podcast crowdfunding on Indiegogo GO TO INDIEGOGO Want another season of bipolar schizophrenic in a podcast with Howard and me, Michelle Hammer? People with bipolar and schizophrenia aren't usually seen on mainstream networks because they like to invest in [...]

August 11th, 2023|

We Are Frauds (Talking About Imposter Syndrome)

We Are Frauds (Talking About Imposter Syndrome) from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast “Don't get mad at your friends when they don't tell you what you want to hear. Because what you need to hear is often more important than what you want to hear. ” – Gabe Howard [...]

April 10th, 2023|

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society Features BSP

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society Features BSP Check out our #PodcastPals – Week 2 Neha Bhattacharya “Look Again: Mental Illness Reexamined” is on a season break at the moment but spreading the word about severe and persistent mental illness is a year-long task. And so we have put together [...]

August 7th, 2022|

Serious Questions About Life with Bipolar Disorder

Serious Questions About Life with Bipolar Disorder from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast “My Mom and Dad didn’t notice anything. My friends didn’t notice anything. It’s not like anybody said to me ‘Oh, my God, Gabe, you have bipolar disorder.’ They all just sincerely thought I [...]

June 28th, 2022|

HOSTS

gabe howard mental health advocateGabe Howard is an award-winning podcast host, author, and sought-after speaker. In 2003, he was diagnosed with bipolar and anxiety disorders after being committed to a psychiatric hospital.

Gabe hosts the weekly Inside Mental Health podcast for Healthline Media and is the author of Mental Illness is an Asshole and Other Observations. He has appeared in numerous publications, including bipolar magazine, WebMD, Healthline.com, and the Stanford Online Medical Journal. He’s been a guest on several podcasts, including The One You Feed, The Savvy Psychologist, and Out of Patients.

michelle hammerMichelle Hammer is a Schizophrenia Activist and spends her time passionately fighting stigma. She is an NYC native featured in the WebMD documentary Voices, which was nominated for a Tribeca X Award at the Tribeca Film Festival 2018. Michelle was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 22 after a misdiagnosis of bipolar at age 18. At 27, Michelle decided to use her artistic talents and fearless personality to do something that could benefit the mental health community. In May 2015, she founded a mental health-focused clothing brand. Schizophrenic.NYC is a clothing brand with the mission of reducing stigma by starting conversations about mental health. Michelle has also been featured in many publications such as Mashable, The Daily Mail, Stylist, and Buzzfeed.

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