41 (Part 2): Skinny Jeans, Bipolar Disorder and Guest Robyn Tamanaha
Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas.
CW: harm/killing of people with mental illness
Episode summary: Johanna wants to wear onesies. Sarah doesn’t buy skinny jeans. They both discuss the history of Bipolar Disorder. Guest, Robyn Tamanaha talks about work with clients who have Bipolar Disorder, consulting with AAPI clinicians and much more!
Guest Bio: Robyn Tamanaha is a Japanese American Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Orange County, CA. She has been a therapist for almost 10 years and has her own private practice where she specializes in helping people who are living with Bipolar Disorder hop in the driver's seat, take control of extreme mood changes, and live a fulfilling and balanced life. She also helps to build community by running a clinical consultation group for Asian American & Pacific Islander therapists who reside throughout the United States. In addition to her role as a therapist, she is the creator and host of two podcasts, Books Between Sessions podcast and Open Mind Night podcast. Her mission with both of her podcasts is to help people not feel so alone in their experience with mental health and mental illness.
Resources: Abortion Resources; Robyn’s website; Books Between Sessions Podcast; Open Mind Night Podcast
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