Busy Being: Mental Health, Boundaries & Turning 32 [VIDEO]

About this episode

Leslie Maclang shares her mental health journey, focusing on her bipolar diagnosis and the importance of boundaries and self-care as she turns 32.

In this episode of Busy Gallivanting , I’m opening up about my mental health journey in my 30s—sharing what it was like to get diagnosed with bipolar disorder, start mood stabilizers, and shift my healing practices to prioritize boundaries, rest, and self-worth. On my 32nd birthday, I’m reflecting on what it really means to be busy being —not performing, not hustling, but just existing, gently and fully. As an Asian-American woman, this diagnosis felt especially heavy—but also freeing. I talk about unlearning cultural stigma, navigating therapy and psychiatry, and creating daily rituals that feel like true care. Whether you’re in your 20s or 30s, if you’ve ever felt like healing is a solo journey, I hope this feels like a call-in, not a call-out. 🎙️ Plus: numerology (the power of 8!), astrology, Mercury retrograde, and what it means to enter a personal transformation era. ✨ Featured in this episode: Bipolar diagnosis in adulthood — what it’s like and how it changed things Asian-American mental health stigma — learning to speak up and seek help Mood stabilizers and therapy — how psychiatry complements talk therapy 32nd birthday reflections — on identity, growth, and coming home…

People in this episode

Host: Leslie Maclang

Topics covered

• mental health
• boundaries
• bipolar disorder
• cultural stigma
• self-worth
• personal growth
• astrology

Keywords

• mental health
• bipolar disorder
• Asian-American stigma
• self-care
• boundaries
• therapy
• astrology
• numerology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bipolar diagnosis, Mood stabilizers, therapy, numerology, astrology, Mercury retrograde, personal transformation era

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