Bipolarist is a magazine about bipolar identity. Mental health is a Your-Money-or-Your-Life topic—what we publish can affect how readers think about their diagnoses, their disclosures, their relationships, and their care. We hold ourselves to a higher bar than vibes.
Who writes here
Founding editor and primary author: Jeff Brown. Openly bipolar since 2003. Three-time patented technology inventor, two decades of advocacy work, and a public diagnosis history we treat as professional context rather than confession.
Guest contributors are noted by byline. Every author publishing on Bipolarist either (a) lives with bipolar disorder themselves, (b) has formal clinical or research credentials in psychiatry / clinical psychology / neuroscience, or (c) writes in clearly-marked allyship from another disability/identity tradition (cancer survivorship, autism, etc.).
What we publish
- Original essays grounded in lived experience, named research, or both.
- Tools—planners, crisis kits, accommodation templates—built with bipolar minds in mind.
- Interviews—podcast appearances, Clubhouse recordings, written conversations.
- The canon—figures of bipolar brilliance, fully cited.
What we don’t publish
- Pharmaceutical advertising, sponsored content, or affiliate-driven medication rankings.
- Crisis-cure claims, miracle protocols, or anti-medication advocacy that contradicts current evidence.
- Anything that names a non-public figure’s diagnosis without their consent.
Sourcing standards
Where a piece makes a medical, statistical, or research claim, the claim is linked to a primary source—peer-reviewed journals on PubMed/PMC, federal health agencies, or named clinicians on the record. Lived-experience claims do not require external citation, but are clearly framed as such (“in my experience,” “for me,” “our community has found”).
We do not generate medical advice. We do not diagnose. We do not prescribe. We translate, we contextualize, and we tell the truth about what it feels like.
Corrections
If we get something wrong, we fix it visibly. Substantive corrections are noted at the bottom of the article with a date and a short note describing what changed and why. We do not silently rewrite published essays.
To request a correction, email [email protected] with the article URL and the specific claim you’re challenging. We try to respond within five business days.
Disclosure
Jeff Brown also builds BipolarOS, a related practice product. Where Bipolarist coverage touches that space, the relationship is disclosed inline. Bipolarist is editorially independent and does not accept commercial direction from any sponsor or partner.
Privacy
We don’t monetize reader data. Our privacy policy describes what we do and don’t collect.
Safety
This is education and community support, not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer for the full statement. In the U.S., call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Outside the U.S., contact your local emergency number or find a helpline.