#685 Bipolar & Stigma - Dr Devika Bhushan

Dr. Devika Bhushan is a pediatrician and the former acting Surgeon General of California. She is also someone who lives with Bipolar Disorder. She opens up about her personal journey to finding a diagnosis and how she’s on a professional and personal mission to fight the stigma associated with mental health struggles.  This episode is sponsored by Cerebral. For a prescriber, therapist, or both go to www.Cerebral.com/podcast and use offer code MENTAL for 15% off. More about (or recommended by) Dr. Bhushan https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-08-26/california-surgeon-general-bipolar-disorder-mental-health https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/15/1124400056/bipolar-disorder-mental-health https://slate.com/technology/2024/02/mental-health-breastfeeding-formula-bipolar.html (I referenced this piece in our chat) https://askdrdevikab.substack.com/p/my-top-9-mental-health-hacks (relevant to much of our conversation) Well-being newsletter: https://askdrdevikab.substack.com/about YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBGW0BNOdQBPEjboUE6jb6A Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spread-the-light-with-dr-devika-b/id1668618305 Spotify podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1G7RClk776bX8rf4bjAwzN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdevikab/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devika-bhushan-md-183702149/ Website: https://www.devikabhushan.com/ It would greatly help Paul get advertisers if you took this anonymous survey (no personal info or tracking to worry about) gum.fm/mental. Note some browsers, especially phones, seem to have issues and don’t go to our podcast-specific page. WAYS TO HELP THE MIHH PODCAST Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 Spread the word via social media.  It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod  Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.