Speaking about mental health is so taboo, especially when you grow up in a black Christian background. But that is one barrier that Sinclair Ceasar has been able to overcome. Sinclair is a Baltimore-based mental health speaker and writer. He became known as a mental health warrior because of a viral tweet that he posted and connected with Melanie, host of The Mental Health and Wealth Show. Today, he helps crush mental illness and stigmas through storytelling.
In this episode, Sinclar shares his journey of acceptance and battling stigmas after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He also describes how it began and what it’s like when he was at the height of his mania. Furthermore, he told how their financial lives changed, what it’s like being a stay at home dad and what helps him manage his mental illness as well as his finances.
“People were telling me like, dude I think you have bipolar disorder, and when I heard that I was so offended by it because I have stigmatized it myself .”
– Sinclair Ceasar
“If I share my pain, it doesn’t matter who’s reading it, it’s gonna hit somebody and impact their life, so I need to keep doing this thing because it’s necessary.”
– Sinclair Ceasar
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Timestamps
01:22 – Sinclair’s viral tweet about mental health
04:25 – Being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and the stigmas that he experienced
07:58 – What it’s like to have hyper mania, mania and how it affects his family
12:40 – Sinclair’s financial status and routine after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder
14:57 – How being a stay at home dad helps his mental health
17:18 – Struggles of black men with mental illness and how they talk and cope with it
22:00 – How Sinclair started to speak about and break the barriers to mental illness
25:11 – Sinclair’s tips and tricks to manage mental health
Resources:
- Homeland
- Brilliant Idiots Podcast
- Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me by Charlamagne Tha God
- App mentioned by Melanie (connects you with therapists)
- The Nod Podcast
- Snap Judgement Podcast
- Shine Text
- The Mighty
People Mentioned:
Connect with Sinclair
Connect with Melanie
- mentalhealthandwealth.com
- melanielockert.com
- Contact: mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com
