Aug 4, 2026 · 53 min · 12 segments
Can eating at consistent times support bipolar stability? Professor Sheri Johnson joins me to explore the emerging science connecting meal timing, Mediterranean-style eating, circadian rhythms, sleep…
Sheri JohnsonGuest
Clement BaissatHost
I feel it's like as bipolars, it's always about what can we do to improve our routine.
I would say even our healthy habit, because I feel the more habit that we have, the easier it is to stay stable.
Um, and, you know, when I have people I really love who are struggling with the condition, the first thing I want is get them a good medication evaluation.
It takes a lot of working with somebody to find the right dose, the right profile.
You know, you can be on a medication and sadly still have some symptoms unfold.
Um, I'm also just personally fascinated because working in this field for decades, I've known many people with bipolar who just do exceptionally well.
Like, I am in this field because I love a lot of the people that I've met, right? Um, I'm kind of amazed and awestruck by how some people do.
And so I'm always asking those people, "Okay, who are you and what are you doing?" Right? And what you hear again and again is people have amazing self-management st-- um, kind of skills, amazing habits.
And so I'm fascinated by those questions of, okay, given that the medications are not yet perfect, and I'm an optimist, I think they're gonna get better, but in the meanwhile, what do we give people? And people shouldn't have to be out there kind of inventing that for themselves.
Like, I think there's a genius about when many people's inventions they've got for their habits to keep themselves well and to monitor and to understand, what am I looking for? But we should be giving that away like candy.
We should be harnessing what we're learning from people who have beautiful self-management and saying, "Here it is."
is."Yeah, it's what we do a lot actually in the, the psychoeducation program that we have.
I feel it's like as bipolars, it's always about what can we do to improve our routine.
I would say even our healthy habit, because I feel the more habit that we have, the easier it is to stay stable.
Um, and, you know, when I have people I really love who are struggling with the condition, the first thing I want is get them a good medication evaluation.
It takes a lot of working with somebody to find the right dose, the right profile.
You know, you can be on a medication and sadly still have some symptoms unfold.
Um, I'm also just personally fascinated because working in this field for decades, I've known many people with bipolar who just do exceptionally well.
Like, I am in this field because I love a lot of the people that I've met, right? Um, I'm kind of amazed and awestruck by how some people do.
And so I'm always asking those people, "Okay, who are you and what are you doing?" Right? And what you hear again and again is people have amazing self-management st-- um, kind of skills, amazing habits.
And so I'm fascinated by those questions of, okay, given that the medications are not yet perfect, and I'm an optimist, I think they're gonna get better, but in the meanwhile, what do we give people? And people shouldn't have to be out there kind of inventing that for themselves.
Like, I think there's a genius about when many people's inventions they've got for their habits to keep themselves well and to monitor and to understand, what am I looking for? But we should be giving that away like candy.
We should be harnessing what we're learning from people who have beautiful self-management and saying, "Here it is."
is."Yeah, it's what we do a lot actually in the, the psychoeducation program that we have.
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