This episode we are chatting with Brittany, who is training to become a certified doula. Brittany opens up to us about living with her bipolar disorder and how it impacted her educational path and personal life, how she found treatment, and what she does now to take care of herself. Brittany shares poignant advice for anyone who has just been diagnosed with a mental illness. 

Warning: This episode contains explicit language, discussions of substance abuse, romantic partner abuse, hallucinations and psychosis, and self-harm. 

Today we are chatting with Kristen, who is a doctoral candidate of psychology and a four-time Baer Reintegration Scholarship awardee. Kristen opens up about living with her mental illness, her educational path, and what being a Baer Scholar means to her. Most of all, she has words of encouragement and wisdom for our community. 

Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide and self-harm. Kristen has chosen to go by first name only to maintain her privacy.