Did you know that 80% of the 30 million Americans with eating disorders don’t receive treatment? Since recovering from anorexia as a teenager and learning about that statistic, Kristina Saffran has been on a mission to ensure that all families have access to high quality treatment.
“After years of kind of plugging holes in a broken system… I said, you know, I think we need to start working with the payers to develop a better model of care, because actually when you treat people with holistic evidence-based outpatient care, not only is it better for patients and families and getting people to full recovery, but it’s also ultimately more cost-effective.”
Kristina is the CEO and co-founder of Equip. She co-founded and is an active board member of Project HEAL, an Ashoka Fellow, a Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneur, and a Facebook Community Leadership Fellow, and graduated from Harvard College with a bachelors degree in psychology in 2014.
Kristina chats with Marjorie and Patrick about how to build a better model of outpatient care, how COVID has increased the prevalence of eating disorders, and how these disorders affect people equally across race and class.
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In this episode, Eric is joined by Kimberly McColl, a recovering academic living in Nashville, which is where she was diagnosed with ADHD in February 2021. Kimberly was also diagnosed with bipolar II in 2008. Her recent diagnosis has caused her to rethink the narrative she has told herself her entire life. Currently, she is learning more about ADHD and trying to give herself more grace and forgiveness.
You’ll hear Eric and Kimberly talk about her journey as a recovering academic, some of the key differences between bipolar I and II, the ways she experiences her ups and downs, and shares her insights about hyperfocus.
Then, Kimberly shares the ways she distinguishes her experiences with dopamine-seeking with ADHD and bipolar, racing thoughts and mania, what shows up externally for her, and the positive impact community has had in her life.
Finally, she shares what a person could do if they are considering support or getting diagnosed with bipolar, how stories and narratives may be connected to memory, and the importance of being kind to yourself.
Other Questions & Topics in this Episode:
How did Kimberly get through school without being diagnosed? What was the experience of getting diagnosed with bipolar II? What are some of the most frustrating myths about bipolar disorder for Kimberly? What is an experience that people without bipolar disorder may not understand? How could a person capture the lost experiences of a period of time? What is the first step to take if I am considering seeking support about bipolar?
Resources & Honorable Mentions:
App: Daylio - Self-Care Bullet Journal with Goals - Mood Diary & Happiness Tracker Mentioned: The Manifesto of the Brave and Brokenhearted Check out the Other Podcasts on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network:
adhdessentials.com with Brendan Mahan hackingyouradhd.com with Will Curb adhddiversified.ca with MJ Siemens
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