A gentle, listener-question podcast for people navigating mental health, identity, and everyday survival—without diagnosis, pressure, or pretending to have it all figured out. Follow this link to see all my other platforms!
https://beacons.ai/functionalenough
Episode 6: What Healing Actually Looks Like: Rock Bottom, Isolation, and Misconceptions
If you’ve ever felt like you’re failing at healing, or like your experience doesn’t match what you see online, you’re not alone. This conversation is about the truth behind recovery — and why the hardest moments are often part of the process
6 Mar 2026
Bonus Episode: Bipolar Treatment Then Versus Now
In this episode, I talk about my grandma’s experience being treated for bipolar disorder in the 1950s and how different mental health care looked back then. From the stigma surrounding mental illness to the harsh treatments often used in psychiatric hospitals, her story shows just how far we’ve come.
4 Mar 2026
Episode 5: Coping Skills For The Hard Days
Sometimes coping isn’t about big breakthroughs — it’s about small comforts that get you through the day.
In this episode, I’m sharing the coping skills, and random little things that genuinely help me when my mental health feels heavy. From grounding habits to simple comforts, this is a lighter, honest conversation about what actually works for me.
Here is the link to my other platforms if you’re interested!
https://beacons.ai/functionalenough
25 Feb 2026
Trust & Intimacy
In this episode, I’m talking about trust and intimacy — not from a place of having it all figured out, but from the perspective of someone who struggles with trust.
5 Feb 2026
Intense Triggers or a Bipolar Episode? How to Cope and Tell the Difference
In this episode, we talk about how intense triggers show up in the body and mind, how to cope when emotions spike fast, and how to tell the difference between stress reactions and bipolar mood episodes.
4 Feb 2026
Redefining Normal and Being Loved as Someone With Mental Illness
This isn’t about pretending mental illness doesn’t affect life. It does. But it’s also not about giving up on joy, connection, or meaning. It’s about building a life that’s real, imperfect, and still worth living
2 Feb 2026
Starting the Conversation: Q&A on Bipolar Disorder and CPTSD
Welcome to the very first episode of Functional Enough! I’m Grace, and this show is all about answering your questions on living with bipolar disorder, PTSD, and navigating mental health in a compassionate, real-world way.
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