Gaby Dunn on Bipolar Disorder, Gender, Sexuality, and Personal Finance

Gaby Dunn is well-known to podcast audiences for her shows Just
Between Us, co-hosted by Allison Raskin, and Bad With Money with
Gaby Dunn. They’re well-known to readers for books like I Hate
Everyone But You and Bury the Lede and articles in The New York
Times and Buzzfeed. 


But Gaby Dunn hasn’t always been well-known to Gaby Dunn. Raised
in Florida, where talk about sexual orientation was scarce and
talk about transgenderism was non-existent, Gaby had a long
journey to figure out who they were in terms of orientation and
gender. And then there were problematic hypomanic episodes that
landed Gaby in Paris on a whim, broke and with no clear plan for
what comes next. 


Gaby shares with us the story of figuring out that what was
happening in terms of mental health was bipolar 2, which doesn’t
feature the extreme mania of bipolar 1 but can still be
incredibly destructive. As Gaby recovered and found their
bearings, they channeled their learning into helping other people
find their bearings in regard to money.


Listen to Bad With Money with Gaby Dunn and Just Between Us
wherever fine pods are cast. Get Gaby's books, Stimulus Wreck, I
Hate Everyone But You and Please Send Help... (with Allison
Raskin), Bury the Lede (with Miguel Muerto and Claire Roe), and
Bad With Money wherever books are sold. Listen to Gaby's audio
drama, Apocalypse Untreated, on Audible. Follow Gaby on Instagram
@gabyroad and on TikTok @dabygunn.


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