Bi+ Mental Health Is a Crisis. Why Is No One Talking About It?
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Bi+ Mental Health Is a Crisis. Why Is No One Talking About It?
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Surveys show that almost half of bisexual folks report experiencing moderate to severe psychological distress in the last year. These rates are roughly double that of straight, gay, and lesbian populations. So why isn’t it being treated as a crisis? In this conversation with the psychologist and researcher Rachel Chickerella, we discuss this mental health crisis; the many factors leading to it; how everyone, and especially mental health professionals, can be bi-affirming; and why it’s important both to face the crisis and, at the same time, to celebrate bi+ joy.
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Visit Antioch’s website to learn more about the PsyD in Clinical Psychology that Rachel teaches in.
You can read our recent profile of Rachel on Common Thread, “PsyD Core Faculty Helps Students Challenge Power Structures and Bi+ Stigma.”
Rachel’s recent publications include “Is It Worth It? A Grounded Theory Analysis of Navigating the Decision to Come Out as Bisexual,” “Predictors of Psychological Distress for Bi+ Individuals during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” and “Janelle Monáe vs. Katy Perry: Depiction of Bi+ Identities and Relationship to Depression and Stigma.” You can read Rachel’s faculty bio to find more of her scholarship.
Rachel’s own podcast is Reality Test. She co-hosts it with her fellow PsyD faculty member Kate Evarts. (Learn more about Evarts in our Common Thread profile, “For Kate Evarts, Relationships Are ‘The Key to Working Toward Social and Racial justice’”)
This episode was recorded April 10, 2025 via Squadcast and released May 14, 2025.
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To access a full transcript and find more information about this and other episodes, visit theseedfield.org. To get updates and be notified about future episodes, follow Antioch University on Facebook.