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The SelfWork Podcast

084 SelfWork: What Bipolar Disorder Is And What It Isn’t

The SelfWork Podcast

Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness many people don’t understand and can be difficult to diagnose. Being moody is one thing. But being bipolar means your emotions can swing from high to low, with no apparent (and that’s an important word) reason for them doing so. Discovering how to manage bipolar is key to living […]

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0:00.0

This is self-work and I'm Dr Margaret Rutherford.

0:13.4

At self-work we'll discuss psychological and emotional issues common in today's world

0:18.4

and what to do about them.

0:20.0

I'm Dr Margaret and self-work is a podcast dedicated to you taking just a few minutes today for your own self-work.

0:29.0

Hello and welcome to self-work. I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford. I'm a clinical psychologist out of

0:34.8

Fayetteville, Arkansas. I've been practicing for over 25 years and last year I

0:40.1

decided to extend the walls of my practice to those who might already be in therapy

0:45.1

and be very interested in their own growth and understanding how different problems

0:50.2

might affect them from the past or the present, but also to those who problems might

0:55.0

never walk in a therapist's door.

0:57.7

This is not a therapy session per se,

1:00.6

but hopefully listening to me,

1:02.3

you'll be able to determine what it might be like to be in

1:06.0

therapeutic treatment.

1:07.8

We talk here about all kinds of things so if this particular podcast doesn't float your

1:12.3

boat then all you have to do is wait for the next one.

1:15.0

Today we're going to be talking about bipolar disorder.

1:18.0

Last week's podcast with Jennifer Marshall was one, where she talked openly about her own bipolar

1:23.9

disorder and her journey through This is My Brave. So I decided it would be really

1:28.2

great to talk about bipolar disorder, what it is and what it isn't. This episode is sponsored by audible.com and a bit

1:36.6

later I'll describe a free trial offer that's available to you. Now before we start

1:41.7

talking about bipolar disorder I have some great news. Thank you so much to those of you who've left actual reviews and ratings.

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