# Traveling with Bipolar: Tips That Actually Work

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Podcast: [Inside Bipolar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-bipolar-5196915)
Published: 2025-12-15T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://psychcentral.com/blog/inside-bipolar-podcast-traveling-with-bipolar-tips-that-actually-work/
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## Resource

Traveling is supposed to be fun — but when you live with bipolar disorder, even a short trip can disrupt sleep, routines, and stability. In this episode, Gabe Howard (who lives with bipolar) and Dr. Nicole Washington get honest about why vacations can feel overwhelming, how to plan without fear, and the exact safeguards that make travel not just possible, but enjoyable.From jet lag to family expectations, from “what if I’m not stable in 6 months?” to navigating early recovery setbacks, this conversation gives you practical, nonjudgmental guidance you can use immediately. Whether you’re planning your first overnight away or a bucket list vacation, you’ll walk away with tools to travel confidently, all without sacrificing stability. Listener takeaways how travel disrupts routines — and which disruptions matter most tips for setting realistic expectations and reducing travel anxiety the difference between “I’m too sick to go” and “I’m just nervous” how to create a personalized travel routine that supports stability If you’ve ever wondered, Can I actually travel with bipolar disorder? the answer is yes. And this episode shows you how. "I have so many stories of me losing my mind out in public and needing to be calmed down and, you know, given water. I have so many stories of getting ready to go to the show, the concert, the play, the, the event, the whatever, and then refusing to leave and ruining it for everybody else. So I don't want anybody to think that this just came naturally. . ." ~Gabe Howard, Host Our host, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning podcast host, author, and sought-after suicide prevention and mental health speaker, but he wouldn’t be any of those things today if he hadn’t been committed to a psychiatric hospital in 2003.Gabe also hosts Healthline's Inside…

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