EP 78: From Incurable Disorder to Research-Based Healing
Tue Feb 03 2026
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I trace the path from blind trust in a chemical imbalance story to a research-based, integrated approach for resolving bipolar symptoms. I share the books, experts, tools, and daily practices that rebuilt stability through nutrition, trauma therapy, and mindfulness.
• conditioning to trust credentials over outcomes
• harms from long-term medication, hospitalization and ECT
• turning points as a parent catalyzing responsibility
• micronutrients as neurotransmitter building blocks
• disease model versus drug model explained
• Whitaker and Moncrieff are reshaping assumptions
• therapy that targets trauma at the source
• mindfulness to decode symptoms and reduce reactivity
• building a Mood Cycle Survival Guide
• reframing diagnosis as signals, not disease
• practical steps to start self-led research
If you have any comments or questions, please send me an email. If you haven't developed a Mood Cycle Survival Guide for yourself, make sure you go in the show notes, click on the on the link and get your free Mood Cycle Survival Guide that will start you on your first step to healing and recovery.
FREE Mood Cycle Survival Guide: https://theupsideofbipolar.com/free/
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Send us a message! I trace the path from blind trust in a chemical imbalance story to a research-based, integrated approach for resolving bipolar symptoms. I share the books, experts, tools, and daily practices that rebuilt stability through nutrition, trauma therapy, and mindfulness. • conditioning to trust credentials over outcomes • harms from long-term medication, hospitalization and ECT • turning points as a parent catalyzing responsibility • micronutrients as neurotransmitter building blocks • disease model versus drug model explained • Whitaker and Moncrieff are reshaping assumptions • therapy that targets trauma at the source • mindfulness to decode symptoms and reduce reactivity • building a Mood Cycle Survival Guide • reframing diagnosis as signals, not disease • practical steps to start self-led research If you have any comments or questions, please send me an email. If you haven't developed a Mood Cycle Survival Guide for yourself, make sure you go in the show notes, click on the on the link and get your free Mood Cycle Survival Guide that will start you on your first step to healing and recovery. FREE Mood Cycle Survival Guide: https://theupsideofbipolar.com/free/ The Upside of Bipolar: 7 Steps to Heal Your Disorder: @upsideofbipolar | Linktree website: https://theupsideofbipolar.com/ email: michelle@theupsideofbipolar.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theupsideofbipolar/ TikTok: theupsideofbipolar (@theupsideofbipolar) | TikTok Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theupsideofbipolar/