Gabe Howard: God or Garbage - learning how to manage bipolar disorder

Gabe Howard joins us to discuss managing his suicidal ideations, struggling with substance abuse, divorce and wanting to feel like he matters.BIOGRAPHY: Gabe is host of the popular Inside Mental Health and Inside Bipolar podcasts (from Healthline Media - the world's largest health site). Everyone from Dr. Phil to Alanis Morissette to Jennette McCurdy has been interviewed by Gabe, who lives with bipolar and anxiety disorders, and has been successfully managing these conditions for twenty years. He is the only person living with serious and persistent mental illness to host a top award-winning podcast for a major media company.Gabe was diagnosed 20 years ago, at a time in his life when he was also battling substance abuse, obesity, and ideations of suicide. As he explains in this clip, Gabe had had suicidal thoughts since he was a young child; he nearly carried it out in his 20s but was saved by a friend who took him to a clinic instead. Thankfully, Gabe made it from rock bottom to living and managing his conditions while working as a top rated podcast host and public speaker.GABE'S MEDIA KIT: WWW.gabehoward.com/mediakitSponsor:Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals? https://betterhelp.com/leo and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!! 1-on-1 Coaching: If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline988Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/