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Polarized Lens

Polarized Lens

Written by: Jennifer Merchan
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Polarized Lens is a podcast that examines life through the filter of bipolar disorder. Created and hosted by a person living with bipolar disorder, this podcast aims to explore the challenges of that mode of life in this neurotypical world, raise awareness, and help those who want to understand more about bipolar disorder.

Jennifer Merchan 2023 Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Stigma of Mental Illness

    Stigma of Mental Illness
    Oct 21 2023

    "Stigma of Mental Illness" touches on the stigma of mental illness in general, while exploring the stigma of bipolar disorder and the stigma of suicide. Ways to combat these stigmas are briefly discussed.
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    11 mins
  • Day Hospital

    Day Hospital
    Oct 8 2023
    "Day Hospital" wraps up the story started in "Commitment," a three part tale of self-committal in a mental health facility twenty years ago.
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    12 mins
  • No Exit

    No Exit
    Sep 23 2023
    "No Exit" provides a stolen glance through the polarized lens into the walled garden of a private mental hospital. We walk through the pages of a journal written nearly 20 years ago to discover what it means to be voluntarily committed, from standing in line for meds to witnessing the effects of ECT firsthand.
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    17 mins
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