A Black woman explains her trials and successes living with bipolar disorder to her 19 year old niece. The age she was when she was first diagnosed.
Black Bipolar Female is on its way back with new lessons learned, motivation to keep going and finding the excitement in living another day.
Natasha reflects on how she has worked to improve her ability to interact with people and build relationships while becoming more confident and happy with who she is. She is happy to have started the podcast and hopes it helps others just as much as it helps her.
Natasha reflects on the senseless violence in America hopeful that one day it will end.
Someone asks Natasha how she can love being a Black woman when she gets the worst of everything. Her response - "I was born into it!"
Natasha reflects on how hard it is to move on mentally as well as physically.
Natasha reflects on how she is developing street smarts after being book smart for so long.
Natasha discusses how she gives herself grace by forgiving herself.
Natasha tries to figure out why people don't seem to want to be nice to her even though she makes a point to try to be nice to others.
Natasha reflects on the summer of 2024 - her successes and most importantly what she learned from her failures.
A wise old man once told Natasha that there are 3 components to success - money, education, and luck.
Natasha reflects on the fact that for a significant period of her life she hated everything about her life. She came to the conclusion that just because she hated her life that didn't mean she should stop living it. No one knows what the future holds - including her.
Natasha is the descendant of slaves on both sides of her family. She reflects on how her heritage shapes who she is today.
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Sometimes when people treat us poorly we can't understand why. We just have to reconcile the treatment with how we view ourselves. Natasha went through years of being treated very poorly and now that things have changed she mourns for her former self.
It's important to understand that even though you maybe sick mentally or physically you always have options when it comes to your medical treatment. Find a doctor who you trust and respect. That is the fastest way to recover.
This is Eleven Questions. You do not have to have a mental illness in order to participate. You talk. We listen. We all learn. Enette is a queer black female living in NYC. She shares how she copes and thrives while managing her mental health issues.
Natasha remembers her late cat, Georgie, and reminds herself of how loved and needed he made her feel which ultimately helped her maintain her mental health.
Natasha reflects on how she used to feel inferior because she could not get up early.
Natasha shares a coping skill she learned in CBT that helped her build the foundation needed to recover from her depression.
It's just not possible for one person to live up to all of the things social media says s/he should be. Figure out what makes you the happiest and work on maintaining that state of mind.
Natasha reflects on how the fear of being late and that possibly leading to her losing her job or being kicked out of school made her accept poor treatment by people with authority over her.
Natasha reflects over the past 25 years she's been living with bipolar disorder. She thinks heavily about the impact psych meds have had on her mental health in addition to all of the people who help her stay sane.
Natasha reflects on her time in the corporate world and whether or not it makes sense to move on if things are going well.
Natasha reflects on the time when she was recently diagnosed and how much help she needed that she didn't ask for.
Natasha thinks about whether or not the opportunities she has are windows or doors.
Natasha comes up with a mantra to help her deal with unexpected obstacles in her everyday life.
What's the hardest part for you - The Beginning? The Middle? or The End?
Natasha reflects on how important her mom is when it comes to maintaining a positive healthy attitude and maintaining her mental health.
Natasha reflects on how cooking was the perfect end to 2023.
Natasha decides to make an effort to think more positively in the coming year.
Natasha reflects on what Christianity means to her as a Baptist Christian when being Baptist or Christian is looked down upon by a lot of people for some reasons she finds understandable.
Natasha reflects on the loss of her older brother and the inescapable loss of her parents.
Natasha reflects on why she decided to start a podcast revealing the fact that she is living with bipolar disorder in the midst of a culture with a negative impression of those who have bipolar disorder.
We only know people in a certain circumstance and at a certain time. A person's identity is so much more than what we think we know about them.
Natasha reflects on her time taking classes at Harvard and how meeting professors expectations impacts how she lives her life today.
To get some place you've never been you have to do something you've never done.
Natasha reflects on how developing bipolar disorder changed her relationship and understanding of God and God's plan for her life.
Natasha realizes that taking the stairs is like a metaphor for her life.
This is eleven questions. You do not have to have a diagnosis to participate. You talk. We listen. We learn.
Natasha reflects on how mantras help to distract her brain when she is feeling down.
Natasha talks about how important it is that she gets back into a better post pandemic routine.
This is Eleven Questions. You do not have to have a mental illness to participate. You speak. We listen. We learn.
This is Eleven Questions. You do not have to have a mental illness to participate. You talk. We listen. We learn.
Natasha Cobb begins to reveal more about herself and why she created the podcast.
This is Eleven Questions. You do not have to have a mental illness in order to participate. You speak. We listen. We learn.
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