10. All The Wiser host Kimi Culp kept bipolar disorder a secret for twenty years

All The Wiser

Kimi Culp

Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Our very own host, Kimi Culp, is interviewed by her friend and former Good Morning America colleague, Holly Gordon about a secret Kimi has kept for over twenty years: her diagnosis of bipolar disorder. In this revealing and highly personal conversation, Kimi describes how she experiences the highs and lows of a manic episode (while balancing a demanding career in journalism!), and why she decided to finally share her secret on All The Wiser.

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0:54.4	everything secure. Welcome to All the Wiser. I'm Kimmy Kulp. All the Wiser is a one-for-one
1:02.6	podcast. For every inspiring interview you hear, we donate $2,000 to charities around the world.
1:09.8	I believe in the power of storytelling to inspire us all to think differently about the world
1:15.1	around us.
1:16.4	So I have combed the country for some of the most jaw-dropping stories you have ever heard,
1:22.6	people who have been to the brink and back, stories of survival against all odds, and whose lives have been changed in
1:29.2	unthinkable ways.
1:31.3	Today's interview is personal. It's actually very personal because it's with me. So I'm going
1:39.1	to tell you a little bit about what it's about and why I chose to share it on this podcast. When I was 19, I was
1:47.2	diagnosed with bipolar disorder. And for the past 24 years, I have largely kept it a secret from
1:54.6	everyone in my life. Why? Because I was completely ashamed of having a mental illness.
2:03.1	So my hope in sharing is that you learn something new about what it means to live with bipolar disorder,
2:08.9	and anybody who's struggling with their own mental health, that maybe you feel a little less alone.
2:15.3	I also want to be honest about my fears.
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