How One Diet Silenced Bipolar Chaos – TFP #023 | Robyn Dobbins

About this episode

Robyn Dobbins discusses the impact of dietary changes on bipolar disorder and the importance of personal narratives in mental health advocacy.

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a midlife dietary change collides with decades of diagnosis, stigma, and trial-and-error? Guest Robyn Dobbins (lived-experience advocate, podcast host, health coach, and community coordinator at the nonprofit Metabolic Collective) makes the case for why personal narratives matter in metabolic mental-health advocacy—covering early symptoms, postpartum struggles, routines and relationships, low-carb/keto tradeoffs, community building, and how cholesterol conversations show up along the way. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/23 Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰 Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters3:00 – High school stigma 9:01 – On the…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Feldman

Guest: Robyn Dobbins

Topics covered

• dietary change
• bipolar disorder
• mental health
• low-carb diet
• community building
• personal narratives

Keywords

• bipolar chaos
• dietary change
• mental health advocacy
• low-carb
• keto
• cholesterol
• community

Sponsors

Own Your Labs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metabolic Collective

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