Bipolar Bicoastal

14/02/2024

New episode of the Bipolar Bicoastal podcast! Our schizophrenia series kicks off with an extremely informative interview with Rose Parker of PsychosisPsositivity ! Rose takes us on her journey from being a kid who knew things weren't quite right to being an adult who knows everything about schizophrenia there is to know. Along the way, we learn about dissociative identity disorder, schizoaffective disorder and, of course, birds. Enjoy!

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13/12/2023

In our last episode of 2023, we bring you EB Davis, our hilarious, talented (she did the show art!) and extremely smart friend. We break down how she realized she was depressed as a 7 year old, what social anxiety actually is and some scary psych med side effects.

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On Facebook and Instagram by searching "Bipolar Bicoastal"

https://open.spotify.com/show/6IXsI0MmInpWThgHRKpRcW

04/10/2023

Hard launch of Zachai Kalet-Schwartz! (Aka Maria's boyfriend) Come for the iconic counting of how old they are, stay for the insufferable recitation of Fleetwood Mac Fun (almost) Facts!

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/6IXsI0MmInpWThgHRKpRcW

Secret facebook group: facebook.com/groups/bipolarbicostalsecret

07/12/2022

Episode 61: Cult Risk w/Sarah Jickling from Get Well Sooner. Sarah Jickling joins us to talk about her new podcast Get Well Sooner and why she was considered a cult risk. We delve into the different wellness trends she's tried to "cure" her bipolar disorder and also why you should g**o if anyone says they can "cure" bipolar disorder. Observant bbs might remember Sarah from her previous interview about Hush Hush Podcast or her music! New music and season 2 of the podcast are dropping soon so go check her out! and CW: su***de

Find Sarah Jickling on every platform and her podcast Get Well Sooner on any podcast platform

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01/12/2022

Just over 1 year ago today, we had the pleasure of sitting down with The Mental Illness Happy Hour and discussing being sisters and being bipolar and a lot of other stuff that I blacked out

Bipolar Twins Anna & Maria Duke - Twin sisters and hosts of the Bipolar Bicoastal Podcast Anna & Maria Duke ( and ) talk about childhood and how they each discovered–a year apart–that they are bipolar. They share what the experience as both the diagnosed and the supportive sister are like. https://mentalpod.com/archives/6517

09/11/2022

Episode 60: Life Coaching

This week Maria teaches Anna how to change her thoughts, with some surprising results. What's not surprising is Anna ends up crying. We talk about body image and other things we're trying to manage our minds on. I (Anna) was super skeptical about this going in but it's been really cool and helpful so I hope y'all give it a listen!

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05/10/2022

Content Warning: Attempted Su***de

In this episode, Anna & Maria talk to Sami, an intimate partner violence advocate, former s*xual assault hotline manager, and the most thoughtful person we know. Topics include ADD, Bipolar II, Masking, Imposter Syndrome, and the Circus.

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07/09/2022

Season 3 is here! We're releasing episodes the first Wednesday of every month, starting with an episode on s*x! We unpack the good and bad of having s*x while bipolar/manic and get intensely personal, so much so that I spent the entire time editing wondering if this is a good idea to release. But we're doing it! So! Give it a listen, rate subscribe review and we'll see you in October!

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Support us at patreon.com/bipolarbicoastal and get 2 bonus episodes a month!

19/01/2022

Why is this so true?

23/12/2021

Tbt to happier, sunnier days, when we had just finished recording with The Mental Illness Happy Hour (go give our episode a listen if you haven’t already!) And go listen to our new episode that just dropped, all about our takeaways on ADHD and updates on Anna’s journey with the diagnosis. For a Christmas present, it would mean so much if y’all could leave us a review on Apple podcasts! 🎄

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08/12/2021

For the final interview in our ADHD series, we have on , who blows our minds with her perspective on ADHD. We learn terms like "bioessentialism", why Olivia stopped taking stimulants, and what it means to have ADHD.

If you think you have Bipolar Disorder, come join our secret facebook group, facebook.com/groups/bipolarbicoastalsecret

Find us on instagram Bipolar Bicoastal & find Olivia

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24/11/2021

Last week, we talked about being diagnosed as an adult with ADHD, this week we talk to Lilly Gaedhe about her childhood revelations and how it’s impacted her schooling and family. Oh and we talk about shame and capitalism, of course.

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11/11/2021

In the first interview of our ADD series, Madeline Spolin aka Spo tells us how she realized she had ADD, why it took until her late 20's for someone to figure this out and what gender has to do with it.

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15/09/2021

In what is probably our most controversial episode yet, we rank every bipolar celebrity on purely subjective and mostly very wrong criteria! How do we justify putting Kanye above Kurt Cobain? Who is the lead singer of The Cranberries? And why does Anna hate Sting? Tune in to find out why we really shouldn't have our own platform! This is an unlocked episode from our Patreon so if you enjoy what you hear (or you just want the opportunity to post angry comments disagreeing us) subscribe at patreon.com/BipolarBicoastal

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24/08/2021

Bipolar Bicoastal has officially hit 12,000 listens, and in our tradition of doing a Q&A every 5,000 listens that we’ve now blown past, we will be recording one on Sunday. You can ask us about anything.
Here are some examples: Who’s a better plant mom? (Maria) What’s the biggest fight that we’ve ever had? (tie between when Anna moved out of our room at 16 and the last time we sat down to record this podcast) Do we really have bipolar disorder? (Probably) Are we doing this all for attention? (Absolutely) Are we even sisters? (Kind of a metaphysical question) And finally, why is Anna so pretty? (God damn)
Comment or DM your questions by midnight (PT) on Saturday.

04/08/2021

Guess what! One of us was really depressed here and the other was making her way through one of the worst summers of her life! Depression is weird because we can still have good moments during it and for us, that makes it really hard to convince ourselves it’s not real. But it is ❤️ Anyways, we talk about how for the first time in a long time, we’re finding ourselves depressed again in our newest episode “Depression Diaries” 🎉 Listen by searching Bipolar Bicoastal wherever you listen to podcasts

21/07/2021

New Episode! Listen to us chat with Australian mental health advocate and author and discuss her journey with multiple mental illnesses, including Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder, as well as moving through trauma and keeping her identity a secret. Available wherever you listen to your podcasts!

23/06/2021

We sit down with a psychiatrist, Dr. Patricia Sullivan, and ask her all of the questions you all had! Topics include medication and drug use, what to expect in your first appointment and why so many psychiatrists don't take insurance. Enjoy!

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09/06/2021

We interview each other about what being q***r means to us, how mania affected Maria's coming out and Anna probably says something really offensive so I'm apologizing in advance!

Enjoy this photo of us at Pride two years ago

26/05/2021

Epiosde 45: Award-winning speaker and host Rudy Caseres opens up about feeling like he could never quite succeed at life until he was able to grapple with his bipolar disorder. We hear about his catatonic episodes while in the military and his dreams of being on stage. Rudy now hosts livestreams for Su***de Prevention Social Media and The Mighty and has a podcast "Open Excellence"

Rudy has an incredibly interesting story and we are so lucky to have him on the podcast. He is also....drumrolll....our first male guest! Listen to the kind of voice that was actually meant for podcasting, not our shrill female ones!

Listen at https://bipolarbicoastal.libsyn.com/

CW: Su***de

Find Rudy:

Twitter.com/spsmchat

https://www.rudycaseres.com/

12/05/2021

We talk about why we hate the term "crazy", why saying "bananas" isn't better and the origin of the word! Plus, we reveal fu**ed up things we used to say and how we're trying to do better.

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29/04/2021

Join us as we talk with Ms. Spirit of New York, Alexa Sheryll! We dive into what it's like to be plus-size in pageants, how body image affected her chronic pain and why Formspring was the absolute worst! CW: We do speak about specific sizes and weight gains/losses so if you have a history of disordered eating, this episode could be triggering for you! Listen at https://bipolarbicoastal.libsyn.com/

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14/04/2021

Meet our Canadian sisters, Sarah Jickling (.jickling) and Jessica ()! Co-hosts of the Keep It Hush Hush podcast, we chat about all things bipolar aka whether or not the disorder is superpower (mixed opinions), what it's like to access mental healthcare in Canada and their experiences with rapid cycling and psychosis. Enjoy! https://bipolarbicoastal.libsyn.com/

Plus, they interviewed us on their show, so go check it out by searching "Keep It Hush Hush" wherever you get your podcasts!

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Find Sarah's music at http://www.sarahsgoodbadluck.com/songs

13/04/2021

Tomorrow, 3:30 ET/ 12:30 PT! We chat with our Canadian sisters .jickling and from about their journeys with bipolar disorder! If you can’t wait and want to hear us talk now, check out the Instagram live we did with them on World Bipolar Day!

31/03/2021

We talk how to keep going through tough times (no idea why that's applicable right now...), self-compassion and why all those "pandemic body" posts should be thrown straight into the trash. Also, do the hard thing! It's not as scary as you think it is probably!

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17/03/2021

Season 2 Is Here! Today we delved into "Imposter Syndrome" or not feeling "bipolar enough" aka trying to convince ourself and y'all that we're qualified to have this podcast! We are SO excited for Season 2, we'll be having lots of guest interviews with experts in mental illness, such as advocates, authors, other podcast hosts and a psychiatrist! We've also improved production quality, cut some of the jibberish (if you want more of that, support our patreon at patreon.com/bipolarbicoastal) and are now giving you episodes at a much more sustainable every other week (biweekly?) so you'll have some time to miss us in between. As always, please rate, subscribe, review and share!

13/01/2021

New Episode Alert! Episode 39: Resolutions for 2021. New year same but hopefully slightly more self-compassionate us! We talk career goals, personal goals and podcast goals for 2021! Plus, Maria learns about the right-leaning bent of the NYPost and we make a confession about the "musical" Hamilton.

Maria and I have spent every New Year except for this one together and it's been extremely hard being apart this year. Making this episode together was a way to keep a little bit of that tradition alive and we got to reminisce about my manic MariKondo'ing of New Years 2017, right before I was hospitalized. And, please enjoy this extremely blurry photo of a pre-pandemic new year!

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06/01/2021

Gwen Kokes returns to flip the roles and interview Anna & Maria for a change. We give you a very lengthy retelling of our worst Halloween costumes, our most embarrassing karaoke story and what it's like supporting a (twin) sister who's bipolar. Oh, we also share our number one rule when talking about the other person's relationships. Enjoy! As always, you can find us by searching "Bipolar Bicoastal" wherever you get your podcast or listen at https://bipolarbicoastal.libsyn.com/
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10/12/2020

Ever wondered about the dating lives of our smoking hot hosts? Curious to find out what some of their biggest dating myths and misconceptions were after they got diagnosed? Tune into our 37th episode to find out!

Plus - check out these never before seen photos of Taylor Swift on the set of the music video for her 2009 song "You Belong With Me!"

As always, you can find us by searching "Bipolar Bicoastal" wherever you get your podcast or listen at https://bipolarbicoastal.libsyn.com/
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02/12/2020

Have you ever wondered what you should be looking for in a therapist? Do you want to learn from two bipolar gals long histories of shopping around? Do you even have to like your therapist? All these questions answered and more!

As always, you can find us by searching "Bipolar Bicoastal" wherever you get your podcast or listen at https://bipolarbicoastal.libsyn.com/

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