A mid-20s Black woman dissecting the impact of her identities on her life in the pursuit of vulnerability and community.
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Janae talks about ghosting their own podcast, feeling stuck as a millennial, abortion bans, and racism in her comeback episode.
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Janae talks about going to her psychiatrist and asking for more medication.
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Janae talks being bi, making a friend, upping meds.
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Janae is paranoid.
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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. ?
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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.…
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Janae laments her life lacking passion and fervor. She ponders what others do to keep the excitement up when the mania is down.
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Janae speaks about capitalism, how sickness impacts mental health, and Target breakdowns.
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Janae does an anti-Christmas pod after disappearing for weeks. More Christmas neutral than anything else.
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Janae talks about her meds, seasonal sadness, and the impact of this stressful time of year.
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In this episode, we discuss dying by suicide and the complex conversation surrounding it.
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In this episode we keep it lightweight and fun focusing on the lack of representation in “the American classics” and other popular literature.
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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!
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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.
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In this episode we talk about relationships and dating as a black and bipolar individual.
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Ramblecast! We talk about obsession, agoraphobia, and teen girlhood!
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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.
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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.
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This episode we talk about vulnerability in the black community and opening up about mental health issues.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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Janae introduces herself and discusses what she feels it means to be bipolar. Addressing the stigma of mental illness in the black community.
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