Welcome to Episode 87 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week we are excited to welcome renowned psychiatrist, clinician and researcher, Dr. Igor Galynker onto the show to learn more about his personal mental health journey and his work in the mental health space.
We kick off the episode with a conversation about optimism (6:56) before Mason asks Dr. Galynker about his childhood in Russia and what led him to pursue a career in psychiatry and mental health (16:08).
Dr. Galynker speaks to his inspiration and reason to found the Galynker Family Center for Bipolar Disorder (18:35), before Mason asks Dr. Galynker share more on his suicide prevention and awareness work (21:36). The two wrap up the episode as Mason asks Dr. Galynker to outline a few first steps he would recommend to people looking for support (54:46).
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