International Bipolar Foundation

International Bipolar Foundation Our free programs support individuals with bipolar disorder thru education, empowerment & advocacy.
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Improve understanding & treatment of bipolar disorder through research; to promote care & support resources for individuals & caregivers; & to erase stigma

Stigma can have a lasting impact on people living with bipolar disorder.Singer Halsey has been open about living with bi...
06/02/2026

Stigma can have a lasting impact on people living with bipolar disorder.

Singer Halsey has been open about living with bipolar disorder and the importance of responding with empathy instead of judgment. 💚

Interested in the connection between music and mental health? Explore how songs can reflect the experiences, emotions, and realities of living with bipolar disorder in this IBPF blog: https://ibpf.org/youve-got-me-feeling-emotions-what-songs-reveal-about-living-with-bipolar-disorder/

Mental Health Awareness Month may be coming to an end, but compassion, understanding, and support should continue every ...
05/30/2026

Mental Health Awareness Month may be coming to an end, but compassion, understanding, and support should continue every day of the year. 💚

Let’s keep choosing compassion beyond May!

For some people living with bipolar disorder, running can be more than exercise. It can be grounding, stabilizing, and h...
05/28/2026

For some people living with bipolar disorder, running can be more than exercise. It can be grounding, stabilizing, and healing. 💚 👟

Read this personal story about trail running and bipolar disorder at the link in our bio.

Small daily habits can help create more stability, structure, and support in bipolar disorder. 💚 ⏰Things like consistent...
05/26/2026

Small daily habits can help create more stability, structure, and support in bipolar disorder. 💚 ⏰

Things like consistent sleep, meals, movement, medication schedules, hobbies, and social connection can help regulate the mind and body during stressful or unpredictable times.

What daily habit helps you feel most grounded? Leave a comment below!

Brain fog, memory issues, trouble focusing. These cognitive symptoms are common in bipolar disorder, even outside of moo...
05/23/2026

Brain fog, memory issues, trouble focusing. These cognitive symptoms are common in bipolar disorder, even outside of mood episodes. 🧠

New research suggests metabolic health and brain function may be more connected than we once thought.

This week's Face of Hope and Recovery, Marion, shares how having a positive attitude can be life-changing for a bipolar ...
05/21/2026

This week's Face of Hope and Recovery, Marion, shares how having a positive attitude can be life-changing for a bipolar diagnosis. 💚

Read more at ibpf.org!

Words can comfort. Words can connect. Words can remind someone they are not alone. 💚This Mental Health Awareness Month, ...
05/19/2026

Words can comfort. Words can connect. Words can remind someone they are not alone. 💚

This Mental Health Awareness Month, choose empathy over judgment and kindness over stigma. Every conversation has the power to heal.

Words have power. Stories have impact. Conversations create change. 💚By sharing our experiences and supporting one anoth...
05/16/2026

Words have power. Stories have impact. Conversations create change. 💚

By sharing our experiences and supporting one another, we help break stigma and remind people they are never alone.

05/14/2026

Dr. David Miklowitz is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute, director of the UCLA Max Gray Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program, and published author of 8 mental-health related books. He has dedicated his career and research to understanding environmental factors and treatments for bipolar disorder, and has spent decades listening deeply to those with bipolar disorder and their families. He will be sharing recommendations for families and persons of lived experience on the daily management of bipolar disorder, showing the power of combining medication with therapy, education, and family connection.

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we are celebrating IBPF Ambassador 💚Retired Major General Gregg F. Martin is turnin...
05/14/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we are celebrating IBPF Ambassador 💚

Retired Major General Gregg F. Martin is turning his experience with bipolar disorder into a mission to break stigma, raise awareness, and remind others that recovery and hope are possible.

Visit ibpf.org/general-greggs-corner/ to read more about his story and advocacy!

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