Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any number of mental health conditions, specializing in bipolar disorder and spiritual emergence. Chris’s experience with addiction, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, psychosis, and spiritual emergency allows him to relate to a wide range of clients. He utilizes a holistic approach to mental health which views wellness in physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual domains. Learn more about Chris and his work at colecoaching.com.
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Chris Cole: Laws and Superheroes.
February 13, 2022 17:31 - 5.45 MBChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any number of mental health conditions, specializing in bipolar disorder and spiritual emergence. Chris’s experience with addiction, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, psy...
Abolishing the Loose-Association Police
June 16, 2021 20:13 - 23 minutes - 44.1 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on intersectional anti-oppression related to the phenomena of “loose associations,” creativity, and spirituality. JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of sp...
Techs and Balances: Staying Sane in the Next Frontier
June 09, 2021 16:35 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on checks and balances, technology, and the somatic wisdom of shared power and responsibility. JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding a...
The Sadhana of God
June 07, 2021 16:08 - 38 minutes - 71.6 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares some personal liturgy which lends itself to the articulation of religion and spirituality. By using art to access Source, Chris invites us all to consider how we are making art with this precious life we inhabit. To read the Sadhana of God, visit this link: https://colecoaching.com/blog/sadhana-of-god JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the ...
Jason Witte: A Philosophical and Anthropological Study
May 27, 2021 14:02 - 57 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a spirited conversation with a man named Jason Witte. Though he comes from an undisclosed location, I applaud his devotion to his recovery. Sometimes in life, we face complicated dilemmas. Do we whole-heartedly and blindly believe everything about everything, or do we make choices in the ever-growing movement toward a more-perfect union. I found this conversation to be like cool water and boiling water at the same time. You be the judge...
Turning Pages and Expressing Gratitude
May 24, 2021 19:30 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on gratitude. He speaks from the heart to pray and inspire the sacred ritual of giving thanks. Giving thanks. Expressing Gratitude. These are the most ancient, pure forms of spirituality. When I was a kid, whenever we would play a pickup game, my best friend Brandon would call me the “black hole,” because I would forget to pass the rock in favor of brick after brick. So let me offer my most sincere appreciation for my Teac...
Patriotism and Homebase
May 14, 2021 13:19 - 7 minutes - 10.5 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on patriotism and the pride of America. He utilizes an anti-oppression take to illuminate the heart of true patriotism. JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey...
Marc Azoulay: Group Dynamics, Sociopolitics, and Depth
May 10, 2021 22:17 - 25 minutes - 47.6 MBMarc Azoulay is a psychotherapist in private practice in Boulder, CO and the past President of the Four Corners Group Psychotherapy Society. He helps clients that have a harmful relationship to their inherent aggression or who are stuck in the pain of their repetition compulsions. Many of his clients struggle with addiction, anxiety, and self-sabotage. Marc helps people uncover and destroy the unconscious barriers that cripple them by using a blend of Modern Psychoanalytic and Contemplative ...
Laws and Superheroes
May 03, 2021 20:54 - 3 minutes - 5.45 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on laws and superheroes. He utilizes the comic book motif to illuminate the Path. JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental hea...
Androgynous Jesus: Gender and Spirituality
April 29, 2021 15:37 - 4 minutes - 6.74 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on gender and spirituality. He utilizes the blueprint of Jesus Christ to illuminate the Path. JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding an...
Dave Cowen: Shuffle Synchronicities
April 12, 2021 22:06 - 57 minutes - 106 MBDave Cowen has written humor for The New Yorker and McSweeney’s. He’s self-published six books, including two that were featured in The New York Times. He also writes a daily Substack called Shuffle Synchronicities about music and memoir. He’s a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He grew up in snowy, cloudy Rochester, New York but now calls sunny, warm Los Angeles, California home. He identifies as neurodiverse. Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipo...
Dr. Daniel Bober: Depression in the Times of Coronavirus
November 22, 2020 17:35 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBDr. Bober attended medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his Adult/Child/Adolescent Psychiatry training at the Yale University School of Medicine and a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. Dr. Bober served as a mental health policy fellow in the U.S. Senate through the American Psychiatric Association and the Yale University School of Medicine. While working in Congress, he championed the ...
Welcome to the Aspen Grove
November 11, 2020 16:26 - 2.93 MBFor years, I've been asked about group offerings as a way to mitigate costs for coaching, and to benefit from multiple perspectives at once. Because I offer a peer-expert model of coaching, each of us are in the wisdom seat of our own journey. When we work in groups, there can be exponential growth as we support each other and learn from one another. After years of speaking and workshop offerings, I'm really excited to start this online group coaching format. We're going to have a lot to cov...
Sean Blackwell 2: Bipolar, Spirituality, and Rebooting
November 04, 2020 21:47 - 54 minutes - 100 MBChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any number of mental health conditions, specializing in bipolar disorder and spiritual emergence. Chris’s experience with addiction, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, ps...
When Depression is Awakening: Attachment, Faith, and God
February 26, 2019 23:30 - 1 hour - 137 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a recovery talk for the Center for Spiritual Living Boulder Valley, a spiritual center of worship based on the teachings of Dr. Ernest Holmes. The purpose of the Center of Spiritual Living Boulder Valley is to celebrate divinity, embrace humanity, and create community. Their mission is to provide tools and support to awaken the community to its spiritual magnificence. And the vision is to inspire and uplift every one of us to transform...
Internalizing Insanity: Presenting Psychosis as Trauma, Diversity, and Insight
February 13, 2019 16:55 - 56 minutes - 105 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a recovery talk for for the Interfaith Network on Mental Illness, a non-profit in Boulder, Colorado that helps our many spiritual and religious communities have greater access and resources for mental health. INMI, the Interfaith Network on Mental Illness, maintains the mission to increase awareness and understanding of mental illness among clergy, staff, lay leaders and members of faith communities and help them more effectively devel...
Natural Highs: Radical Recovery, Inner Change, and Social Engagement
February 10, 2019 15:23 - 25 minutes - 47.1 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a recovery talk for Natural Highs, a non-profit in Boulder, Colorado that helps young people connect to sober living and each other. Natural Highs is an interactive strengths-based substance abuse prevention/intervention peer mentor program that is co-created by teens to empower teens and their communities around healthy lifestyle choices and creating a positive peer culture. Our MISSION is to empower teens and adults to become INSPIR...
Dan Griffin: Me Too, Man Rules, and Liberating Dichotomies
January 22, 2019 18:38 - 51 minutes - 96.3 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dan Griffin—addictions expert, public speaker, and host of the Man Rules podcast. Dan has dedicated his life and work to exploring and redefining what it means to be a man in the 21st century. He is committed to helping men be better men, by understanding the impact of the Man Rules on their lives. Dan also helps men find the success in their personal lives they are striving for in their professional ones. Griffin’s book, A Man’s ...
Sara Gael: Zendo Project, Transpersonal Healing, and the Psychedelic Renaissance
November 09, 2018 21:10 - 51 minutes - 95.6 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Sara Gael—transpersonal psychotherapist and Director of Harm Reduction for MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Sara began working with MAPS in 2012, coordinating psychedelic harm reduction services at festivals and events worldwide with the Zendo Project. Sara is a Sub-Investigator for the MAPS Phase 2 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD in Boulder, CO. She received her Master’s degr...
Amber Wood: Mind-Body Connections, Discovering Purpose, and Shifting Authority
September 13, 2018 12:35 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Amber Wood—licensed clinician specializing in functional and evolutionary medicine. Amber Wood is passionate about medicine that is natural, evidence-based, and effective. Her primary goal is to help restore vitality. Amber brings a wealth of knowledge as a clinician to both her personal life and her clients. When she became a mother, Amber decided it was much like being an extreme, endurance athlete. She learned the critical role...
Tada Hozumi: White Fragility, Activism Burnout, and Cultural Somatic Healing
August 16, 2018 14:53 - 1 hour - 139 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Tada Hozumi—body-centered therapist, coach, and group facilitator. Tada (them/they) is a genderqueer person of color of Japanese descent. They are certified as an expressive arts therapist and have also received teachings in dance movement therapy, qigong, somatic sex education, and authentic facilitation. Their work is also deeply informed by their devoted training in "popping," an umbrella term for mechanical street dances that e...
Dr. Kelly Brogan: Radical Healing, Ugly Crying, and Celebrating Possibilities
July 31, 2018 11:03 - 30 minutes - 56 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Kelly Brogan, MD—holistic women’s health psychiatrist, author of the NY Times Bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression. Dr. Kelly Brogan completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a B.S. from M.I.T. in Systems Neuroscience. She is board certified in psychiatry, psy...
Dr. Michael Guy Thompson: R. D. Laing, Spiritual Love, and The Politics of Experience
July 20, 2018 10:30 - 44 minutes - 81.7 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dr. Michael Guy Thompson—clinical psychologist, educator, and student of the late R.D. Laing. Dr. Thompson moved to London in 1973 to work with R.D. Laing, where he also trained as a psychoanalyst. In 1980 he returned to San Francisco where he founded Free Association, a psychoanalytic salon devoted to integrating phenomenology and psychoanalysis. He subsequently joined the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California in San Fr...
Ode to Lord (Bill) Ian Vincent Scheffel
July 17, 2018 14:50 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MBThe name Ian means "Gift from God." Bill-Ian was a Drala Master of the Crazy Wisdom Lineage, as well as a Sufi Mystic, Celtic Buddhist, Bipolar Human Being, and Best Friend. Please visit westernmountain.org, verticaltimeyoga.com, and transcendingmadness.com to receive blessings from the great work of Lord (Bill) Ian Vincent Scheffel. RIP 7/8/2018. JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersecti...
Chris Cole: Reappropriating Bipolar Beyond Pathology
June 28, 2018 15:27 - 15 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole reads from a recent article, "Reappropriating Bipolar Beyond Pathology," published on Mad in America's webzine, madinamerica.com. You can read the article here: https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/06/reappropriating-bipolar-beyond-pathology/ The primary reason I chose to publish this piece on Mad in America, versus other sites, is that Mad in America has a sharp, critical, and intellectual readership, informed by both science and experience. I...
Kiana Fitzgerald: Ye Love, Manic Tweets, and Complex Bipolarism
June 14, 2018 13:26 - 44 minutes - 82.4 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Kiana Fitzgerald—music journalist, editor, editorial producer, and DJ. She's currently a staff writer for Complex, an award-winning, multimedia website that focuses on hip-hop music, culture, style, sports and sneakers. She attended Texas State University, where she received a bachelor's in journalism and a master's in new media. Before landing at Complex, she worked for NPR, and a small creative studio that focused on empowering m...
Chris Cole: Bipolar like Kanye West
June 08, 2018 15:24 - 10 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks to the recent news of Kanye West coming out as bipolar, especially amid so much political and cultural controversy. What are the implications for the rest of humanity? How do we relate to the complexity of Kanye West and ourselves? There is an opportunity emerging for us to explore a greater depth of understanding, both in our own psyches and the collective. JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolar Chris ...
Sean Blackwell: Bipolar, Awakening, Crisis, and Bipolar Awakening Crisis
May 25, 2018 20:29 - 50 minutes - 92.5 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Sean Blackwell—YouTube sensation, author, retreat facilitator, and spiritual messenger. Since 2007, Sean Blackwell has been researching and teaching about the spiritual dimension and healing potential of bipolar disorder, through his YouTube channel, bipolarORwakingUP. His videos graphically illustrate subjects such as spiritual emergency, transpersonal psychology, and the evolution of consciousness, always demonstrating how these ...
Victoria Maxwell: Naked Psychosis, Imperfect Bodies, and Spiritual Medication
May 08, 2018 18:51 - 42 minutes - 78.3 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Victoria Maxwell—mental health speaker, performer, and wellness warrior. She lives with bipolar disorder, anxiety and psychosis, and for more than 17 years has been presenting keynotes and workshops on mental illness and recovery, creativity, wellness and self-care. Victoria Maxwell’s keynote performances and workshops help individuals and organizations comfortably talk about mental health and better understand the ‘insider’s’ exp...
Kelli Foulkrod: Yoga Therapy, Social Engagement, and Organic Mental Health
April 17, 2018 15:28 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Kelli Foulkrod—licensed psychotherapist, yoga teacher, and healing arts practitioner located in Austin, Texas. For the past 16 years, Kelli has been working in the mental health field and practicing yoga and meditation. Kelli approaches mental health from a holistic lens, and incorporates the body, soul, and spirit into modalities for addressing human suffering. She is an advocate for informed consent in mental health treatments ...
Aubrey Good: International Bipolar Foundation, World Bipolar Day, and #BIPOLARSTRONG
March 23, 2018 18:26 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Aubrey Good—Program Coordinator for the International Bipolar Foundation. Aubrey was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 18, and she hopes to use her experiences and knowledge to help bring awareness and education about bipolar disorder. Aubrey is particularly passionate about mental health reform in the criminal justice system and underserved communities. Her background in the United States military also motivates her to break down...
Dr. Emma Bragdon: Spiritual Emergency, Spiritual Crisis, and Holding Complexity
March 15, 2018 16:01 - 37 minutes - 69.1 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dr. Emma Bragdon—author, psychologist, and integrative mental health expert. Dr. Bragdon is the Founder and Executive Director of Integrative Mental Health for You. She has written extensively on topics of spirituality and mental health, including seven books. Dr. Bragdon provides lectures and trainings internationally, and is one of the preeminent leaders in the area of spiritual emergency and spiritual crisis. As you’ll hear now...
Jeff Warren: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, Secular Spirituality, and the Paradox of Practice
January 31, 2018 20:09 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Jeff Warren—writer and meditation teacher. Jeff is the author of The Head Trip, a travel guide to sleeping, dreaming and waking, and co-author of the current New York Times bestselling Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book. He is also Founder and Chief Exploring Officer of The Consciousness Explorers Club, a nonprofit meditation adventure group in Toronto. As you’ll hear in our conversation, Jeff Warren has an...
Chris Cole: Bipolar Order, Getting to the Heart of Sanity
January 23, 2018 22:28 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBSparkTalks, dynamic presentations that share the wisdom of Naropa University’s alumni, will open your heart, broaden your perspective, and enliven your spirit. At age 18, Chris experienced what he thought was a spiritual awakening, only to be diagnosed with acute manic psychosis. After struggling for years amid an affinity for spiritual material and an aversion to psychopathology, he now finds refuge in Love, which holds space for it all. Watch the full talk on YouTube here: https://youtu.b...
Katie Mottram: Training Peers, Emerging Proud, and Mending the Gap
January 08, 2018 15:01 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Katie Mottram— author, speaker and producer, but most importantly, a peer experiencer. Having worked in the mental health system for 15 years, she experienced a spiritual awakening in 2012 which completely changed her view of “mental illness.” She is the author of Mend the Gap: A Transformative Journey from Deep Despair to Spiritual Awakening, and her personal story is featured in the 2016 publication by the Royal College of Psych...
Mike Veny: Transforming Stigma, Minority Mental Health, and Difficult Conversations
December 13, 2017 14:20 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Mike Veny—America’s leading mental health speaker and a high-energy drum circle facilitator. Hear Mike talk about how he fights stigma in himself and throughout the country. Mike delivers educational, engaging, and entertaining presentations to meetings and conferences throughout the world. As a 2017 PM360 ELITE Award Winner, he is recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the healthcare industry. Mike has also starr...
Phil Borges: CRAZYWISE Film, Discovering Wisdom, and Making Meaning
November 15, 2017 23:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Phil Borges—esteemed human rights photographer and documentarian, and recent Director & Executive Producer of the film CRAZYWISE, which explores what can be learned from people around the world who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience. For over twenty-five years, Phil Borges has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures, striving to create an understanding of the challenges they f...
Dr. Elyn Saks: Psychiatric Law, Criminal Justice, and Mental Health Reform
November 06, 2017 12:55 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dr. Elyn Saks—acclaimed scholar, mental health advocate, cancer survivor, psychiatric thriver, and best-selling author of The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness. Elyn Saks is Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the USC Gould School of Law; Director of the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics; Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the UC San Diego, Schoo...
Valerie Gangas: Highly Sensitive People, Transcendental Meditation, and Spiritual Emergency
October 30, 2017 18:30 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Valerie Gangas—guide for highly sensitive people, speaker, and author of the Amazon bestseller Enlightenment Is Sexy: Every Woman’s Guide to a Magical Life. Valerie Gangas has often been called “a force of Nature.” After her first Transcendental Meditation experience in the winter of 2011, Valerie's spiritual awakening inspired a non-stop outpouring of creativity, insight, and empowerment—especially targeted for women—thus, Enlight...
Marya Hornbacher: Radical Advocacy, Nontheistic Spirituality, and Bipolar Badassery
October 22, 2017 12:42 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBIn this episode of the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, Chris Cole speaks with Marya Hornbacher—award-winning essayist, journalist, and The New York Times bestselling author of five books covering memoir, fiction, and self-help. Marya Hornbacher's work has been published in eighteen languages, and her writing across genres appears regularly in literary and journalistic publications around the world, most recently in AGNI, Gulf Coast, The Normal School, Fourth Genre, DIAGRAM, Broad Street, and The ...
Karolina Walsh: Trans Inclusivity, Queerness, and Ungendering Mental Health
October 15, 2017 15:51 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Karolina Walsh—psychotherapist, coach, educator, and healer, practicing in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. Karolina’s approach to therapy is to support and facilitate the growth and healing already present in the individual, couple, or family, working on three levels: the body, mind, and spirit. Karolina has received training in Virginia Satir's family systems model which promotes change on a relational level. Karolina also has traini...
Natasha Tracy: Bipolar Burbles, Lost Marbles, and Bipolar Empowerment
October 08, 2017 15:57 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Natasha Tracy—award-winning writer, speaker, and social media consultant from the Pacific Northwest. She is also the author of Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar. Natasha works to bring quality, insightful, and trusted information on bipolar disorder and related illnesses to the public while engaging with the mental health community. Natasha is considered a subject matter expert in bipolar disorder and h...
Nick Walker: Neurodiversity Paradigm, Cognitive Liberty, and Scientific Oppression
September 28, 2017 18:57 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Nick Walker Sensei—Autistic author, educator, speaker, transdisciplinary scholar, and aikido teacher. Nick Walker is co-founder and editor at the independent worker-owned publishing house Autonomous Press and is a faculty member in the Interdisciplinary Studies program at California Institute of Integral Studies and the undergraduate Psychology program at Sofia University. Books in which Nick’s writings can be found include Toward...
David Leite: Notes on a Banana, Falling in Love, and Coming Out Bipolar
September 19, 2017 09:33 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with David Leite—culinary expert, award-winning food journalist, and author of the recently-published, critically-acclaimed book, NOTES ON A BANANA: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression. NOTES ON A BANANA is at once a tender look at growing up, a candid take on the power of self-acceptance, and an unflinching tale of the hell of mental illness. David’s story is brutally honest and necessary, creating a sense of universality and ...
Garrett Duncan: Shamanism, Indigenous Wisdom, and Navajo Illuminations
September 11, 2017 18:36 - 50 minutes - 69 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Garrett Duncan, Navajo healing facilitator, shaman, medicine person, Reiki master, and story teller. Garrett Duncan was born and raised on the Navajo reservation. His clans are the Bitter Water clan born for the Red Running into the Water clan. His maternal grandfather's clan is the Mexican clan and his paternal grandfather's clan is the Many Hogans clan. He is from a small community of Sanostee, New Mexico and is an enrolled membe...
Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross: Health at Every Size and the Food Addiction Recovery Workbook
September 04, 2017 14:17 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, internationally known author, speaker, expert and pioneer in the use of Integrative Medicine for the treatment of eating disorders, addictions, mood and anxiety disorders, and obesity. Dr. Ross is a graduate of Andrew Weil’s Fellowship Program in Integrative Medicine, is the former head of the eating disorder program at internationally-renowned Sierra Tucson, and is a highly-revered consultant for treatment ...
Dr. David Lukoff: Diagnosing Spirituality and Spiritual Competency
August 29, 2017 16:12 - 49 minutes - 68 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with David Lukoff, PhD about the overlap of mystical experiences and psychotic disorders. Dr. Lukoff draws from decades of research and training in the overlap of psychological disturbances and spiritual realization. David Lukoff, PhD has been active with the mental health consumer movement for 20 years and worked with the California Mental Health Spirituality Initiative since its inception in fall 2006. He helped design, administer, an...
Lama Rod Owens: Consensual Authenticity and Radical Dharma
August 24, 2017 15:51 - 39 minutes - 54 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Lama Rod Owens — a formally trained Buddhist teacher, Harvard Master of Divinity graduate, and co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation. Lama Rod works to be as open, honest and vulnerable as possible and help others do the same, including discussing his journey with depression. Sitting with Lama Rod is to be guided into conversations and contemplations around things that affect us all but we’re scared to tal...
Gabe Howard: The Circle of Life and Bipolar Blame
August 15, 2017 11:06 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Gabe Howard— host of The Psych Central podcast, award-winning writer, and sought-after speaker. In 2003, he was formally diagnosed with bipolar and anxiety disorders after being committed to a psychiatric hospital. In his writing, speaking, and in life, Gabe is direct, charismatic, and approachable. He loves interacting with people, and he discusses the serious topic of mental illness with the right blend of education and entertain...
Debra Silverman: The Missing Element and Bipolar Astrology
August 08, 2017 13:18 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Debra Silverman—world-renowned astrologer to the stars (both in Hollywood and the Cosmos) and author of The Missing Element: Inspiring Compassion for the Human Condition. Debra is part comedian, part psychologist, part astrologer and ALL REAL. She helps people turn on their own inner observer, to see the things they say and do in a totally objective way. Debra has been in private practice for over 38 years. She uses astrology and ...