Building Real Relationships With Bipolar

Join us for a chat focused on relationships and life with bipolar disorder, led by people who know it firsthand. Together, the lived-experience panel explores dating, disclosure, boundaries, emotional intensity, long term partnership, and what it means to build connection while navigating bipolar disorder. Through honest conversation and personal insight, speakers share how lived experience shapes the way we love, communicate, and support one another. The discussion highlights both challenges and possibilities, offering thoughtful perspectives for individuals with bipolar disorder, partners, caregivers, and anyone interested in deeper, more authentic relationships. The conversation features IBPF community members: Ana Ruiz, a relationship coach; Nicholas Duran, a mental health counselor; and Maria Mainelli, a comedian, each bringing their own lived experience with bipolar disorder.