Bipolar Disorder: Shattering Myths with Michelle Reittinger

What If Bipolar Disorder Isn’t a Life Sentence? 💥

On this powerful episode of The Gaslit Truth Podcast, Michelle Reittinger shares the story psychiatry said was impossible: full recovery from bipolar disorder.

After her diagnosis in 1998, Michelle spent over a decade navigating med failures, 4 hospitalizations, 12 rounds of ECT, and multiple suicide attempts — all while being told she'd be medicated for life.

But everything changed the day she saw her young daughter playing — and realized her life had to mean more.

Now off seven psychiatric medications, Michelle shares how she reclaimed her life using tools she built herself, including her Mood Cycle Survival Guide — a practical system for managing symptoms without shame and returning to stability.