Bipolar Beatdown

Part 1 of a two-part series about the role of friends, partners and lovers that serve as a support system for people that suffer from bipolar disorder. Features Dr. William O. Selig, a clinical psychologist in the San Fransisco Bay Area.

A Family Affair looks at the innermost circle of one's support network--those on the physical and emotional frontlines. Episode features the Rev. Dr. Mike Tanner, a NAMI volunteer and family facilitator and support specialist. It also includes a brief reflection by Ginny Gorman the host's mother speaking about the first night of his onset in 1991. We conclude with the beginning of

Through a collection of first person accounting and journalism, Host Gene I Gorman, PhD, explores the relationship between religious fanaticism and mania.

This partial episode provides background about the host and producer Gene Gorman and outlines the details of the onset of his illness about 30 years ago when he was a student at Duke University. It further explains the format and future plans for the podcast.