Of Bipolar and Black Identity

Janae talks about ghosting their own podcast, feeling stuck as a millennial, abortion bans, and racism in her comeback episode.

Janae talks about going to her psychiatrist and asking for more medication.

Janae talks being bi, making a friend, upping meds.

Janae is paranoid.

Janae updates everyone on her mental health. She also delves into some irritations she has as a black person and why she hasn’t spoken about blackness as much as she has wanted to. Happy Black History Month.

CW: mania. Bonus episode: Janae shares a recording of herself at peak manic. Find the pods Instagram @ofbipolarandblackidentity. Let me know if music becomes a big part of your life when you’re manic? Also let me know if you realized that after episode 4 all of the episode titles are song references. Thanks for listening.

Janae laments her life lacking passion and fervor. She ponders what others do to keep the excitement up when the mania is down.

Janae speaks about capitalism, how sickness impacts mental health, and Target breakdowns.

Janae does an anti-Christmas pod after disappearing for weeks. More Christmas neutral than anything else.

Janae talks about her meds, seasonal sadness, and the impact of this stressful time of year.

In this episode, we discuss dying by suicide and the complex conversation surrounding it.

In this episode we keep it lightweight and fun focusing on the lack of representation in “the American classics” and other popular literature.

We y’all about bodies, intersectionality, and the asexual spectrum! We also talk about a book by @kannclaire called “Let’s Talk About Love.” Thanks for listening!

This week we make vague commentary about (actual events) dealing with setting boundaries and the erasure of pain amongst black women and mentally ill people.

In this episode we talk about relationships and dating as a black and bipolar individual.

Ramblecast! We talk about obsession, agoraphobia, and teen girlhood!

This episode we discuss how introversion is perceived through the lense of blackness and bipolar. Also a bonus on fake niceness invented by white people.

This week I ramble about emotions and how I miss hypo mania. I also talk about the invalidation of emotions that comes with mental illness.

This episode we talk about vulnerability in the black community and opening up about mental health issues.

In this episode we discuss respectability politics. What they are and how they affect those who are black or suffer from mental illness. I apologize for my voice I was sick.

In this episode we discuss how black womanhood is perceived as bitter and touch on how mental illness can lead to bitter feelings as well.

This episode addresses what makes blackness and the space being created for those who were once seen as not black enough. (Despite not being a part of queer spaces Janae is, in fact, queer.)

Janae introduces herself and discusses what she feels it means to be bipolar. Addressing the stigma of mental illness in the black community.