The stigma of bipolar is real, but so is the strength of those living with it. Let's work to reduce that stigma together.

“Lived experience” as a source of knowledge is fallible & subject to bias, but so is clinical experience and empirical research, in different ways & degrees. We collectively stumble towards knowledge through a diversity of standpoints, creative conjecture, and rigorous critique.

WORLD BIPOLAR DAY AMA HAPPENING NOW 🌍 Over the next 48 hours, the biggest #bipolar Q&A on the internet is taking place on Reddit for #worldbipolarday! 71 bipolar disorder experts from 13 countries are online now to answer your questions. Join us: talkBD.live/world-bipolar-…

The biggest online #WorldBipolarDay event is still going strong. Join in the CREST.BD "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit, Inc. now! Approaching 1.5K comments, this is the place to ask the experts about #bipolardisorder crestbd.ca/2025/03/15/wor…

"Psychiatry can and should be more self-critical and public health-oriented." Read the Viewpoint from JAMA Psychiatry Editor Dost Öngür about the best path forward for reforming psychiatry. ja.ma/3GqkeAJ

🌟 One Mind's Lived Experience Council Expands & Launches Blog! 🌟 We are pleased to welcome 3 new members to the One Mind Lived Experience Council. Joining the existing council members, Linea Johnson, Jon Nelson, & Brandon Staglin (Chair)(Brandon Staglin), are Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS, Scott

I was on a podcast recently to talk about the neuroscience of addiction, psychedelics, and the brain’s capacity for change. Meaningful to speak not just as a scientist, but from my lived experience. Listen here: youtu.be/uNXrbEuturY

I’m thrilled to share my recent interview with NatureEcoEvo about my #DisabledInSTEM platform! It’s amazing how much of an impact this initiative has made and I’m so proud to be raising awareness for such important topics in STEM! nature.com/articles/s4155…

🧠 WHY IS MY BRAIN TRYING TO K!LL ME?: Living With Bipolar 1 Disorder & Chronic S#icidality with Dr. Maya Schumer, PhD (pt. 1) ☯️ Ep. 40 of A Chat With Uma | Podcast by @UmaRChatterjee is out now! Listen here 👉🏾 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/umarc… #BipolarDisorder #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Neuroscience #LivedExperience

On Ep. 40 A Chat With Uma | Podcast by @UmaRChatterjee, I talk to Dr. Maya Schumer, PhD—a psychiatric neuroscientist who studies #bipolardisorder, the very illness she lives with. Maya earned her PhD in neuroscience at PittMed & is now a postdoc at McLean Hospital Harvard Medical School, modeling the dynamic nature of BD. 1/

In Pt. 1, Maya Schumer, PhD shares her full experience across 3 decades: ☯️ Growing up w/ a father with Bipolar 1 ☯️Her own journey from Bipolar 2 → 1 ☯️ Hospitalizations ☯️ Lithium ☯️ Chronic s#icidality ☯️ #MetabolicPsychiatry ☯️ IV k3tam!ne ☯️ TMS ☯️ Redefining “stability” Read ⬇️

If you’ve ever struggled with chronic s#icidality, felt the weight of stigma in academia, or questioned what makes life worth holding onto—this episode is for you. Maya Schumer, PhD’s story is one of survival, honesty, & the power of turning pain into purpose. ❤️🙌🏾👏🏾 #BipolarDisorder

☝🏾Why Maya’s #bipolar diagnosis SHOCKED her—even *after* her father’s 😱 🧠 WHY IS MY BRAIN TRYING TO K!LL ME?: Living With Bipolar 1 Disorder & Chronic S#icidality with Dr. Maya Schumer, PhD (pt. 1) ☯️ Ep. 40 of A Chat With Uma | Podcast by @UmaRChatterjee is out now! Tune in here 👉🏾 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/umarc…

💊 Why Maya FINALLY tried lithium again after *10 YEARS*‼️ #BipolarDisorder 🧠 WHY IS MY BRAIN TRYING TO K!LL ME?: Living With Bipolar 1 Disorder & Chronic S#icidality with Dr. Maya Schumer, PhD (pt. 1) ☯️ Ep. 40 of A Chat With Uma | Podcast by @UmaRChatterjee is out now! Tune in here 👉🏾 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/umarc…

THRILLED to share ACNP news x2! 1) Our study group—“Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research: Challenges, Opportunities, & Calls to Action” Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD Brandon Staglin Maya Schumer, PhD Devin Effinger, PhD Nev Jones PhD Noel Vest, PhD Michael Cahill Lab=ACCEPTED! 🤩#ACNP2026

ACNP brought Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS Devin Effinger, PhD & me together last year: After finding each other on X-as we are all public/open about our lived experience -we met and discussed the ideas for this Study Group! Looking forward to doing this work together@ #ACNP2026🧠❤️💥‼️