Beyond bipolar disorder: Jehan shares her lived experience to inspire others and to help end mental health stigma

When a friend breaks an arm, we sign their cast. When a family member gets a cold, we bring soup. When someone tells you they live with diabetes, we make a sugar-free dessert.

What would you do for someone who told you they live with bipolar disorder?

Jehan has not only accepted her condition, but embraced it. She uses her experience to inspire and help others who may be struggling.

“I know my vocation in life is to help others and I want to do just that,” she says. “I can’t stress enough how important mental health is to talk about. You never know who you could be helping just by opening up.”

She’s doing this now by talking with colleagues and sharing her experience in our Make It OK campaign.