Join Daniel and Amanda as they open up about their journey with bipolar affective disorder, sharing raw and personal stories. They dive into what it's like living with bipolar, how manic episodes impact relationships, and why finding stability and medication is important. Along the method, they take on difficult topics like compound use and the course to personal growth on the planet of mental health.
The couple reviews reconnecting after years apart and the ups and downs they have actually faced as people and together. Hear their honest accounts of browsing marital relationship, psychological health difficulties, and the power of communication and understanding. Amanda clarifies her past battles with risky habits and the Hollywood lifestyle, eventually causing a diagnosis that altered her life.
Through wholehearted stories and real conversations, this podcast uses an unique check out getting rid of preconception, building meaningful relationships, and producing a helpful community for anybody touched by psychological health concerns.
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Amanda’s openness and honesty is next level! Love it.
Aw thank you. ❤
A new era begins – this series is going to be great for a lot of people
Thanks Papi, we will have some fun with it.
“No Daniel, I’m not a raging drug addict wh@re…I promise… I’m I’m I’m I’m I’m bi-polar, yeah that’s what I am….” — Amanda aka Tommy Flanagan, member of Pathological Liars Anonymous
I think it’s time for an intervention. Shave the fkn head Daniel and stop wearing black teenage clothes.
Thanks so much so being so open about bipolar I’m bipolar and this is a priceless episode xx
This is an amazing pod cast. I understand the focus is on the Bipolar but it more about how to make a relationship work. People want to quit or leave whe the warm fuzzy go away or when things get tough. The best advice my wife and I got when we got married is divorce is not an option. Makes you work through things. We share everything. Love you guys.
It’s not just that. It takes some awfully generous and thoughtful spouses to make some of our lives possible. D is great for A. I have my own D negs in the way of a highly thoughtful girlfriend. I’d be in hell without her.
This is great! Glad you guys are doing this. My Mom has bipolar depression. She took Lithium for many years, ruined her kidneys. Was very intense and stressful all around and never knew about it until she stopped taking it when I was in high school. Powerful! Thank you for sharing and this will be a great podcast!
My mom was bipolar on Lithium and ended up killing herself. Leaving behind my two sisters and me. Ups and downs. Days staying in bed. Seems like theres better options then pills
@@dnegspoker I moderate my own usage. I go down to 300mg when I can, but it’s unavoidable to go back up to 1200 when the depression gets really real.
@@RONALDREAGENN lol, umm no…there really aren’t many options other than pills. Perhaps UVA mood lighting but only a little else.
The first rule of being bipolar is learning you’re not in charge of anything. Telling yourself or others anything else is just a lie. Some of us live with depression so bad we get into a “why is this worth it” cycle. Try going through that for 2 or 3 months, and then tell me you think there are better options than pills.
LOL, someone seriously bipolar has no choice BUT to use pills. If you think otherwise, you don’t understand severe Manic Depression.
Been watching you guys since the loose cannon cash game days and Dnegs vlogs, happy to see you guys made it work your own way., long may it continue legends
Thank you Amanda for opening up about your mental health, as I know that can’t be easy. Thank you both for opening up your lives I have followed Danial and his early vlogs and posts as he is a Canadian, the ups and down of his life, even from the leather jacket being sold out of the back of the trunk days. ( might remember )
You have given each other a lot to one another, and it is a fun ride for your fans Thank You for this open discussion you guys are great and it is fun.
I am so impressed as to the genuine conversation that U2 have with each other. Having watched a lot of Daniel, he certainly has the gift of gab and now Amanda comes right along showing her strength. Also, I must say, I have a daughter who is bipolar and you have both given me great insights into that disorder, thank you very much!
This is the most honest, vulnerable, loving thing that I have seen this year! So happy for you two!
It’s hard because it is a disorder, but really, it affects you like a disease.
Daniel when you said you’re honored to be Amanda’s rock that was a touching & beautiful moment
Never been so excited for a podcast.
Negreanu was immediately one of my favorite poker players. He played all the games and formats — high-stakes cash, live MTTs, and had an early online presence with Full Contact Poker. He has always been among the most entertaining poker players on camera.
While I was playing semi-professionally, Negreanu was with Stars when all the cool kids were with Full Tilt. That eventually changed.
There was a clear distinction between old school and new school poker players, with a few exceptions like Patrick Antonius who bridged both groups. To me, Negreanu was the last wave of the old school players before the Moneymaker and online poker boom.
As I’ve grown older, I find myself appreciating Negreanu more than any other professional poker player. Negreanu has the courage to do what he thinks is right, even if it could have potentially bad consequences.
Daniel has also excelled among the old school players in implementing GTO, demonstrating his open-mindedness about learning and improving. I believe most of his peers have little interest in GTO.
The way he handled the drama with Doug Polk was incredible. Due to COVID, poker entertainment was sparse, and their heads-up match was fascinating. After listening to some interviews and watching the hands they played live, I was surprised by Daniel’s lack of ego.
He’s clearly very good and confident in his abilities, yet he expected to be a significant underdog against Doug, someone with whom he had internet drama. For me, it would be tough to accept a challenge from someone who has a huge edge over me in the format we’d be playing, especially considering my opponent had made online content insulting me.
I believe Daniel wanted to challenge himself, and at the time, options were much more limited due to COVID. I believe he lost over one million to Doug and handled it like a true professional.
I love the way he documents his World Series and discloses his winnings and losses. He’s easily the most fun player to follow during the series.
Now I get to see his relationship with Amanda! I figured it would make me like him even more, just like how I usually react when I learn more about him. Negreanu is an all-around good guy. I’m thankful for all he has done for the game.
Amanda has always been the sweetest and I adore her! The fashion, the stories, the level of self realization. Just so lovely. And I like Daniel too 😂
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I always love seeing Amanda on the vlogs. The banter and chemistry is great.
If you allow me to get a bit parasocial here, I loved this episode because it showed me that you guys listen to each other and that the relationship is not just joking around, there is a lot of respect for each other. Oftentimes in the vlogs, Daniel is hyper and “on”. He’s in a “gogogo” mindset which doesn’t leave as much space for others in the conversations.
This conversation is refreshing and will allow me to enjoy the banter in the vlogs even more.
Daniel is a very very good listener for Amanda. She’s lucky for that and someone who has them so they could retire right now. Some of us have spouses who have to do all the work, which sounds like a good gig until you feel the gut-wrenching depression and guilt of leaving them high and dry financially.
My Bipolar allows me to excel with high quality performance as a workaholic. I can work 20 hrs a day, with great success, but when the body finally colapses, there is a 1, 2 or 3 yr period of depression. After the period of depression I again return to high performance lifestyle. Bipolars can be crazy as hell or at times, highly functional.
I’m bipolar and appreciate your openness about your diagnosis. Cheers, you two.
I ❤ Amanda!! You guys have such a cool relationship.
I think it is great y’all decided to do this, I’m sure there are couples going through this without the diagnosis and understanding. I would say y’all are soulmates, whether you’re religious/spiritual or not, it seems obvious that the spark that was there from that first meeting just needed each of your maturity levels to catch up. Feel like I know Dnegs just from watching him when he was first on the scene, and Anegs from the WSOP vlogs, btw Anegs you need no makeup, you’re beautiful, and I mean inside and out. I’m 61, and just trust me on that. Look forward to future episodes and Dnegs, you married up dude lol, don’t ever take her for granted it doesn’t end well, I speak from experience. Thanks for letting us into your lives, and God Bless!
It takes a lot of courage to talk about our mental health issues. I think you did an amazing job. My wife of 10+ years is also bipolar and I think there is not enough talk about mental health, but in a real world fashion. The way you talked about serious issues but keeping it light and lively is absolutely fantastic. I know for a fact that it’s not easy but it seems you guys have found a way to deal with it. Can’t wait for episode 2 (and more!).
My wife has anxiety and depression. I related so much to you about having to “learn” how to live with the them. Ive been through the “what the hell did i do” arguments. Im now more understanding about what they go through. My wife started taking antidepressants and although medication is not for everyone. Its been a life changer for “us”. I say us because when ur married………..there mental health issues become “Ours”. Looking forward to more episodes. Big thumbs up to amanda for opening up about it also. I understand how hard it can be to be vulnerable and let people know u deal with this on a daily basis.