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Podcast: Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast
Episode: Mental Health Awareness Month | Breaking the Stigma
Description: Understanding Bipolar DisorderWelcome to another episode of "Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast," where we amplify voices from the disability community. This May, during Mental Health Awareness Month, Alycia is joined by her sister-in-law and personal hero, Peggy Sellery. Peggy, an MIT and Columbia graduate, opens up about her years long struggle with bipolar disorder, shedding light on both the challenges and triumphs of learning how to accept, manage and adapt to her newfound condition.Peggy discusses growing up in a family where disability was already present due to her brother (Alycia's husband...