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In the DBSA Wellness Wheel podcast, DBSA staff Maria Margaglione, Programs Director, and Hannah Zeller, Programs Manager discuss areas of the Wellness Wheel and their journey towards wellness. In this inaugural episode, DBSA interviews expert Dr. Holly Swartz who is a member of DBSA’s Scientific Advisory Board and a former Klerman Award winner, to find more about the Physical realm of wellness. The conversation touches on the importance of implementing a routine for good mental health. Swartz explains to listeners we all have an internal “body clock” that works 24-hours to help us attune to our environments, and how this can be particularly important for individuals who live with depression and bipolar. Dr. Holly Swartz is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed her psychiatric residency training at New York Hospital / Cornell University School of Medicine. Dr. Swartz’s research focu

DBSA talks to Young Adult Council members about how they use routines to help manage their mental health. Routines have been shown to reduce stress and can improve your mood. Listen and learn how to establish easy routines and build healthy habits. Also, check out DBSA's new Wellness Wheel: https://www.dbsalliance.org/wellness/wellness-toolbox/dbsa-wellness-wheel/ Learn more about YAC: www.dbsalliance.org/about/young-adult-council/

DBSA sat down with three young adult council members to talk about the changes they are experiencing because of COVID-19. The conversation covers working from home, changing commencement plans, as well as giving and receiving therapy from home. FOOTNOTES: San Diego Zoo Stream: https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams Georgia Aquarium Stream: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/southern-sea-otter-webcam/ Kansas City Zoo Penguins: https://www.kansascityzoo.org/ouranimals/list-of-animals/gentoo-penguin/ Learn more about YAC: https://www.dbsalliance.org/about/young-adult-council/

DBSA spoke with Dr. LaGenia Bailey, former DBSA board member, for tips on how to stay well during this public health crisis. In this podcast, she addresses benefits of mindfulness practice, lifestyle habits, and ways to stay connected with others to avoid isolation. LaGenia is the founder of East West Integrative healing. Her soul’s mission is to facilitate Holistic Wellness for her clients through the use of Eastern and Western Science. These sciences include sound, mindfulness, and traditional as well as complimentary healing modalities. Dr. Bailey is a board-certified neuropharmacologist, a yogi, musician, and singer. She uses her knowledge to help guide people to wellness.

Sticking to a budget and navigating insurance can be tough for anyone, especially if they are living with a mood disorder. Members of DBSA Young Adult Council provide practical tips to stay financially healthy while living with depression or bipolar. They also break down some insurance jargon you may not be familiar with and share personal stories about using their healthcare coverage.

Faith and mental health can be a hot topic for discussion. Join DBSA Young Adult Council co-chairs, Danyelle and Megan, as they share their wellness experiences within the context of their faiths, dispel myths, and provide valuable suggestions for not only faith communities but the public in general.

In late December, Jill, a mother of seven children, including a 15-year-old living with a mood disorder, took the time to talk with a DBSA staff member about her family’s journey with mental health. This 25-minute discussion included how Jill learned what her child needed, her personal coping skills, and her hopes for the mental health community. Throughout this discussion, Jill conveyed her wish that families have hope that things can get better. To learn more about mood disorders in children and to find parental peer support, visit DBSAlliance.org/BMPN.

The DBSA Life Unlimited Award was established in 2012 to honor individuals who exemplify a life unlimited by depression or bipolar disorder and who are actively working to help others do the same. Through this award we celebrate the strengths, inspiration, and accomplishments of our peers. We invite you to listen to this candid and inspiring discussion between DBSA President Allen Doederlein and Renay about her personal journey, passions, priorities, and work.

Join DBSA Young Adult Council co-chair, Danyelle Hooks, as she speaks with both a clinician and peer about how your physical health impacts your mental health and vice versa.

Join DBSA for a chat with Dr. Robert Post about the Child Network, a study to collect data on the treatment of child mood disorders. This is an initiative between the Bipolar Collaborative Network and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Join Nareth Phin and Lucy Ingram as they answer questions about what it was like to live with a mood disorder during college and provide helpful tips for others. DBSA would like to thank Rebecca’s Dream for their support of the DBSA Young Adult podcast series and Q&A. Both are an extension of Rebecca’s Dream’s ongoing mission to promote awareness and compassion of depression and bipolar disorder as real diseases. Visit RebeccasDream.org

In this podcast DBSA’s Angie Day and Ingrid Deetz talk about the difficult decisions and unique challenges that people living with mood disorders make when deciding to have a baby. DBSA would like to thank Rebecca’s Dream for their support of the DBSA Young Adult podcast series and Q&A. Both are an extension of Rebecca’s Dream’s ongoing mission to promote awareness and compassion of depression and bipolar disorder as real diseases. Visit RebeccasDream.org

In this podcast we join happiness expert, Tim Bono, PhD, to learn what being resilient really means and some ways that we can help build our own resiliency. DBSA would like to thank Rebecca’s Dream for their support of the DBSA Young Adult podcast series and Q&A. Both are an extension of Rebecca’s Dream’s ongoing mission to promote awareness and compassion of depression and bipolar disorder as real diseases. Visit RebeccasDream.org

Listen to this podcast to learn how to start off on the right foot--or get back on track--with your finances. Join us as we discuss budgeting, obtaining credit and eliminating debt. DBSA would like to thank Rebecca’s Dream for their support of the DBSA Young Adult podcast series and Q&A. Both are an extension of Rebecca’s Dream’s ongoing mission to promote awareness and compassion of depression and bipolar disorder as real diseases. Visit RebeccasDream.org

Gail Cutler of Rebecca’s Dream speaks with Sharon Liddle, author of Eli, the Bipolar Bear. This beautifully-illustrated book is Liddle’s gift to her son, Eli, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of just nine. Written for children, it tells the story of a young bear struggling with drastic mood swings. With the help of his parents and a Wise Old Bear, Eli is able to find the resources he needs and understand what’s happening to him. Sharon Liddle has a B.S. in Family & Child Development and over 20 years’ experience in this field. The mother of four, she is also the executive director of The Elijah Foundation.

Gail Cutler of Rebecca’s Dream speaks with Tom Smith about his new book, A Balanced Life: Nine Strategies for Coping with the Mental Health Problems of a Loved One. The book emerged from his family’s own experience with bipolar disorder. Recognizing that, for families and their loved ones with a mental illness, recovery means finding balance, Tom shares nine clear-cut, effective strategies to strike and maintain that balance. The strategies address warning signs, self-esteem, self-care, medication and counseling. Tom is the co-founder of the Karla Smith Foundation, named for his daughter, Karla, who lived with bipolar disorder before eventually taking her own life. To learn more, visit www.KarlaSmithFoundation.org/.

In this very frank and straightforward podcast, Christopher Lukas, author of Blue Genes: A Memoir of Loss and Survival, discusses his family’s ravaging history of mental illness and suicide. His mother’s suicide when he was six years old left him and his Pulitzer Prize-winning brother, Tony, on a lifelong quest to understand, and overcome, a staggering sense of abandonment. Tony’s quest ended with his own suicide; Christopher’s eventually led him to experience healing and, as he says, salvation through the process of writing Blue Genes. Emmy Award-winning Christopher Lukas has worked as a writer-producer-director in public and commercial television. He has two grown daughters and continues to make films, write books, and work as a film and stage actor. Please Note: This podcast very openly discusses suicide but also the healing the author reached through his book. However, if you feel that the podcast could be a trigger for you, please speak to your mental health professional about your concerns before list

Michael Greenberg shares the powerfully honest story of his teenage daughter Sally’s sudden break into mania, at the age of 15, on the streets of Greenwich Village. He discusses this first, shocking manifestation of her bipolar disorder, the impact it had on his family and Sally herself, and his desperation as a father to understand his daughter and the wrenching struggle she was facing. Best-selling author Michael Greenberg has contributed many cover stories and critical essays to the Times Literary Supplement of London. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Oprah Magazine, The Village Voice, and more.

In this podcast, Linea Johnson takes on the role of interviewer while Young Adult Council co-chair, Geralyn Dexter, shares her experiences with handling a quarter life crisis.

Join Geralyn Dexter and Linea Johnson as they discuss the difficulties of feeling behind your peers while dealing with a mental health condition.