Accountability & Bipolar Disorder with Sinclair Ceasar III
10/14/20 • 47 min
Mental health speaker and writer, Sinclair Ceasar talks about vulnerability, finding ways to acknowledge what is broken and owning what we bring to the table.
An estimated 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder. And while the rates of bipolar disorder are reported to be the same amongst Black Americans as is amongst other Americans, Black Americans are less likely to receive a diagnosis and therefore treatment for this illness.
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https://sinclairceasar.com/
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Mental health speaker and writer, Sinclair Ceasar talks about vulnerability, finding ways to acknowledge what is broken and owning what we bring to the table.
An estimated 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder. And while the rates of bipolar disorder are reported to be the same amongst Black Americans as is amongst other Americans, Black Americans are less likely to receive a diagnosis and therefore treatment for this illness.
Check out more of his work:
https://sinclairceasar.com/
or on The Mighty
Follow Sinclair on Instagram and Twitter
Follow Beyond Our Cells on
Follow host, Taylor Camille
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