Finding Wellness through Peer Support with Taylor Price

***Content warning: discussions of hospitalization and suicide.*** 

In this episode of Stigma Silenced [Stories Spoken], host Bailey Patterson (she/her) engages in an insightful interview with Taylor Price (she/her), who shares her journey with her bipolar 2 diagnosis. 

Taylor discusses her wellness journey from her initial diagnosis, her experiences with suicide attempts and hospitalization, and her current state of wellness. She highlights the transformative power of peer support, recounting how joining support groups changed her life and inspired her to start a support group in Lexington, Kentucky. This candid conversation sheds light on the complexities of living with bipolar disorder and the crucial role of peer support.

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View a transcript here: Word Document // PDF

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Stigma Silenced [Stories Spoken] is dedicated to amplifying the stories of Kentuckians with highly stigmatized mental health conditions. We want to expand the scope of the mental health awareness conversation. It seeks to highlight and center conversations about these highly stigmatized disabilities by bringing people with lived experiences to the forefront.

Our goal is to create a space where people with highly stigmatized diagnoses can speak honestly and openly about themselves, their experiences with their condition be it positive and/or negative, the treatment, stigmatization, systemic barriers and violence, and marginalization they face due to their disability and how this affects them overall as human beings. 

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The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the guest speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or opinions of the University of Kentucky, the Human Development Institute, Sphere, or any related entities.