Black Bipolar Female: Recent Episodes
Natasha Cobb
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.
Someone once asked Natasha if she could go back in time and live her life without bipolar disorder would she do it. At the time she said no but time has changed her perspective.
Going up and down the stairs can be like moving through the peaks and valleys of life. It doesn't matter how fast or slow you go just as long as you get to where you're going safely.
Natasha remembers how she used to say she didn't like things she never tried which led her to not believe things she'd never heard of.
Natasha talks about how a doctor's diagnosis is their best guess and sometimes a different doctor will have a better guess. But she ultimately listens to her body and values her own best guess.
One of Natasha's favorite episodes
What type of opportunities do you have? Are they windows or doors?
Black Bipolar Female is not about giving advice. Natasha shares her story in hopes that other people find it easier to face the challenges she has faced.
It's the 4th Anniversary of Black Bipolar Female! Thanks for listening! Stay Strong, Stay Healthy, And Know That You Are Loved!
As the 4 year anniversary of the Black Bipolar Female podcast approaches Natasha revisits one of her favorite episodes.
While on vacation in Atlanta Natasha acknowledges that she is happy with her life the way that it is but she still wants to set goals to work towards and grow as a person.
Natasha reflects on her decision to shift from focusing on family members and making a living to putting herself first.
Natasha reflects on all of the coping skills she had to develop in order to graduate from Harvard after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder..
Natasha rethinks her understanding of health after listening to others describe how they define their health.
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 she is developing street smarts after being book smart for so long.
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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Kara and I have known each other since middle school. She is one of the most hard working intelligent women I have ever known and I'm happy to call her my friend. Please listen in as Kara delves into her passion for personal financial healing and how important financial health is to our mental health.
See her references below for further details.
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Heal your relationship with money: https://amzn.to/2C8hjbg
Unmasking the Strong Black Woman: https://tinyurl.com/4536psam
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 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 comes up with a mantra to help her deal with unexpected obstacles in her everyday life.
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 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.
Natasha reflects on how developing bipolar disorder changed her relationship and understanding of God and God's plan for her life.
This is eleven questions. You do not have to have a diagnosis to participate. You talk. We listen. We learn.
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.
This is Eleven Questions. You do not have to have a mental illness in order to participate. You speak. We listen. We learn.
Natasha reflects on the importance of her psych meds in her recovery and if she would go back in time and not have bipolar disorder.
What Natasha thinks about her life turning out better than other people expected it to.
Natasha reflects on the importance of her dad in her life and her ability to maintain her mental health.
Natasha reflects on the importance of her mother's motivation and belief in her ability to make a full recovery.
Natasha reflects on the relationship she had with the psychiatrist who prescribed the medication regime that led to her living a productive life.
This is Eleven Questions. You do not have to have a diagnosis to participate. You speak. We listen. We learn.
Eleven Questions - You do not have to have a diagnosis to participate. You speak. We listen. We learn.
Black Bipolar Female restarts with Natasha taking ownership of her story while still working towards figuring out how to manage how people see her and how she sees herself in spite of things she cannot change.
Aunt Sia reflects on how Kay Jamison's An Unquiet Mind helped her believe she could fully recover from bipolar disorder.
This is 11 questions.
You do not have to have an official diagnosis in order to participate. This is about learning how each of us maintains our mental health regardless of whether or not we are diagnosed with a mental illness.
You do not have to be a black female to participate. Mental health struggles and mental illness do not discriminate.
Each participant will answer the exact same 11 questions. But every answer will be real. Based on true experiences.
Stay Strong. Stay Healthy. And Know That You Are Loved.
This is 11 questions.
You do not have to have an official diagnosis in order to participate. This is about learning how each of us maintains our mental health regardless of whether or not we are diagnosed with a mental illness.
You do not have to be a black female to participate. Mental health struggles and mental illness do not discriminate.
Each participant will answer the exact same 11 questions. But every answer will be real. Based on true experiences.
Stay Strong. Stay Healthy. And Know That You Are Loved.
This is 11 questions.
You do not have to have an official diagnosis in order to participate. This is about learning how each of us maintains our mental health regardless of whether or not we are diagnosed with a mental illness.
You do not have to be a black female to participate. Mental health struggles and mental illness do not discriminate.
Each participant will answer the exact same 11 questions. But every answer will be real. Based on true experiences.
Stay Strong. Stay Healthy. And Know That You Are Loved.
Keith, Aunt Sia's college roommate and friend, comes to visit her in the Girl Interrupted hospital.
Aunt Sia leaves the short term unit of the Girl Interrupted hospital for a new unit with a whole new level of freedom.
Aunt Sia begins to get to know some of the other patients on the Short Term Unit. Melissa is a mother battling depression.
Aunt Sia remembers one of her Dad's visits to see her in the Girl Interrupted hospital.