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Maya Schumer!
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Neuroscientist🧠living with➕researching #BipolarDisorder & #Neuroimaging🧲 | Postdoc Fellow @McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School | PhD @PittPsychiatry | #LivedExperience #EndStigma⚡️ Views=mine!🤓
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Maya Schumer! @mayaschumer.bsky.social · May 26
I recently—for the first time—spoke openly & honestly about my 11+year journey w/ #BipolarDisorder +chronic su!cidality on my friend @UmaRChatterjee podcast @AChatWithUma. Grateful to Uma for creating the opportunity for me to speak truth to stigma. Check out Part 1! (part 2 coming this week!)
umarchatterjee.bsky.social Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · May 20
🧠 WHY IS MY BRAIN TRYING TO K!LL ME?: Living With Bipolar 1 Disorder & Chronic S#icidality with Dr. @mayaschumer.bsky.social (pt. 1) ☯️
Ep. 40 of A Chat with Uma out now! Listen here 👉🏾 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/uma...

#BipolarDisorder #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Neuroscience #LivedExperience 1/
A podcast promotional graphic for “A Chat with Uma” by Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS. The left side features a woman with shoulder-length brown hair holding a sign for a Reddit AMA. The sign says “WORLD BIPOLAR DAY - ASK ME ANYTHING - MAYA SCHUMER.” The right side has a black background with a colorful brain logo and text: A CHAT WITH UMA By Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS Why Is My Brain Trying To Kill Me? Living With Bipolar I Disorder & Chronic Suicidality with Dr. Maya Schumer Podcast icons for Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and RSS are at the bottom. Transcription: Left side (sign held by Dr. Maya Schumer): “WORLD BIPOLAR DAY ASK ME ANYTHING MAYA SCHUMER” Text above the sign: “BIGGEST BIPOLAR DISORDER Q&A STARTS MARCH 19, 2025 ON” followed by the Reddit logo Text below the sign: “R/IAMA REDDIT × CREST.BD U/CRE” Right side (podcast title): A CHAT WITH UMA By Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS Why Is My Brain Trying To Kill Me? Living With Bipolar I Disorder & Chronic Suicidality with Dr. Maya Schumer (Streaming platform icons along the bottom: Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and RSS)
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ahmarilab.bsky.social
From tat to shoes, @mayaschumer.bsky.social is blooming in her new postdoc in the Bipolar Research Program at @mcleanhospital.bsky.social 🌹🌹🌹

Here’s to using your platform(s) 👡to make change for researchers w/ lived experience! #ACNP2026 #FashionsOfACNP @acnporg.bsky.social @onemindorg.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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brittonrae.bsky.social
still talking about this study group - one for the books 📚 🫶🏻
sofiyahupalo.bsky.social Sofiya Hupalo @sofiyahupalo.bsky.social · 5d
What a powerful conversation about what it’s like to navigate life and a research career with lived experience of mental illness. I’m deeply grateful for the speakers being willing to share their experiences and how we can all be more supportive of our colleagues #ACNP206 @acnporg.bsky.social
dpn-journal.bsky.social NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 11d
If you're attending #ACNP2026 and would like to learn more & discuss this important topic with the authors, come to this study group👇👇 on Tues morning (1/13) at 9 AM!

See you there 😄
January 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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sofiyahupalo.bsky.social
What a powerful conversation about what it’s like to navigate life and a research career with lived experience of mental illness. I’m deeply grateful for the speakers being willing to share their experiences and how we can all be more supportive of our colleagues #ACNP206 @acnporg.bsky.social
dpn-journal.bsky.social NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 11d
If you're attending #ACNP2026 and would like to learn more & discuss this important topic with the authors, come to this study group👇👇 on Tues morning (1/13) at 9 AM!

See you there 😄
January 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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amyjimenez.bsky.social
Thank you @acnporg.bsky.social and the incredibly impressive panel for the excellent, important session on sex and gender in neuropsychopharmacology research. #acnp2026
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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ahmarilab.bsky.social
@deffinger.bsky.social at Lived Experience Panel @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026:

We should be going from consultation to co-production in the integration of lived experience in research 🧠🧪
January 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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ahmarilab.bsky.social
Important message from Nev Jones to sr people in the field:

Don’t treat young emerging researchers w/ lived experience as a checkbox. Asking them for a grant letter solely because of lived experience puts them in a difficult-to-impossible bind due to power dynamics @acnporg.bsky.social #ACNP2026
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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ahmarilab.bsky.social
Ok seriously, if you’re not at the Lived Experience study group, you need to be. What an amazing panel-these researchers with lived experience have incredible insights to share about the benefits of integrating lived experience into research. Maya Schumer:it’s additive, not adversarial #ACNP2026
dpn-journal.bsky.social NPP-Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN) @dpn-journal.bsky.social · 5d
Join us!
ahmarilab.bsky.social Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 5d
I got stuck in the elevator 😬😳 so now I’m speed walking to get to imperial ballroom B for the Centering Lived Experience study group! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ #ACNP2026 @acnporg.bsky.social @umarchatterjee.bsky.social @onemindorg.bsky.social leading this important effort 💗🧠
January 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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dpn-journal.bsky.social
Stop by our journal table and grab a paper copy of our recent Perspective discussing barriers faced by researchers with lived experience.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Thanks @mayaschumer.bsky.social & colleagues for writing this important article 🤩
Dr. Maya Schumer posing with her DPN Perspective article.
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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dpn-journal.bsky.social
If you're attending #ACNP2026 and would like to learn more & discuss this important topic with the authors, come to this study group👇👇 on Tues morning (1/13) at 9 AM!

See you there 😄
Screenshot of study group at upcoming ACNP 2026 annual meeting
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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dpn-journal.bsky.social
Our first Deep Dive of 2026 covers a Perspective calling for recognizing & removing barriers faced by researchers with lived experience of mental illness or SUDs who work in our field.

By @umarchatterjee.bsky.social @mayaschumer.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social & colleagues

youtu.be/y5fymczeNFc
The central role of lived experience in mental health research
YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)
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January 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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dpn-journal.bsky.social
A powerful DPN Perspective from @umarchatterjee.bsky.social, @mayaschumer.bsky.social, @deffinger.bsky.social, @viscidula.bsky.social, Noel Vest, Michael Cahill, Brandon Staglin, & @ericjnestler.bsky.social.

DPN is grateful for the authors' dedication to writing this!
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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dpn-journal.bsky.social
Researchers with lived experience of mental illness/SUDs bring vital insight to our field, yet remain underrepresented and face barriers to participation & leadership

This Perspective calls for removing such barriers & proposes reforms to build inclusive environments

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Breaking barriers: centering researchers with lived experience in psychiatric neuroscience - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Researchers who live with serious mental illness or substance use disorders bring unique insight to psychiatric neuroscience, yet they remain underrepresented in the field. This paper calls for recogn...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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owenmuir.bsky.social
A eulogy for my friend Nolan Williams.

open.substack.com/pub/thefront...
October 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
mayaschumer.bsky.social
@acnporg.bsky.social brought @umarchatterjee.bsky.social
@deffinger.bsky.social & me together last year: After finding each other on X-as we are all public/open about our lived experience -we met+discussed the ideas for this Study Group! Looking forward to doing this work together@ #ACNP2026💥🧠❤️
umarchatterjee.bsky.social Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · Aug 12
THRILLED to share @acnporg.bsky.social news x2!

1) Our study group “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” @ericjnestler.bsky.social @mayaschumer.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social @viscidula.bsky.social @noelvest.bsky.social @cahill-lab.bsky.social=ACCEPTED! 🤩 #ACNP2026
August 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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sthom003.bsky.social
So important to recognize the value and recognize the importance of lived experiences! Thank you to all the panelists for your courage and generosity!
umarchatterjee.bsky.social Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · Aug 12
THRILLED to share @acnporg.bsky.social news x2!

1) Our study group “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” @ericjnestler.bsky.social @mayaschumer.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social @viscidula.bsky.social @noelvest.bsky.social @cahill-lab.bsky.social=ACCEPTED! 🤩 #ACNP2026
August 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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umarchatterjee.bsky.social
THRILLED to share @acnporg.bsky.social news x2!

1) Our study group “Centering Lived Experience in Psychiatric Neuroscience Research” @ericjnestler.bsky.social @mayaschumer.bsky.social @deffinger.bsky.social @viscidula.bsky.social @noelvest.bsky.social @cahill-lab.bsky.social=ACCEPTED! 🤩 #ACNP2026
August 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
mayaschumer.bsky.social
I recently—for the first time—spoke openly & honestly about my 11+year journey w/ #BipolarDisorder +chronic su!cidality on my friend @UmaRChatterjee podcast @AChatWithUma. Grateful to Uma for creating the opportunity for me to speak truth to stigma. Check out Part 1! (part 2 coming this week!)
umarchatterjee.bsky.social Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS @umarchatterjee.bsky.social · May 20
🧠 WHY IS MY BRAIN TRYING TO K!LL ME?: Living With Bipolar 1 Disorder & Chronic S#icidality with Dr. @mayaschumer.bsky.social (pt. 1) ☯️
Ep. 40 of A Chat with Uma out now! Listen here 👉🏾 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/uma...

#BipolarDisorder #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Neuroscience #LivedExperience 1/
A podcast promotional graphic for “A Chat with Uma” by Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS. The left side features a woman with shoulder-length brown hair holding a sign for a Reddit AMA. The sign says “WORLD BIPOLAR DAY - ASK ME ANYTHING - MAYA SCHUMER.” The right side has a black background with a colorful brain logo and text: A CHAT WITH UMA By Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS Why Is My Brain Trying To Kill Me? Living With Bipolar I Disorder & Chronic Suicidality with Dr. Maya Schumer Podcast icons for Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and RSS are at the bottom. Transcription: Left side (sign held by Dr. Maya Schumer): “WORLD BIPOLAR DAY ASK ME ANYTHING MAYA SCHUMER” Text above the sign: “BIGGEST BIPOLAR DISORDER Q&A STARTS MARCH 19, 2025 ON” followed by the Reddit logo Text below the sign: “R/IAMA REDDIT × CREST.BD U/CRE” Right side (podcast title): A CHAT WITH UMA By Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS Why Is My Brain Trying To Kill Me? Living With Bipolar I Disorder & Chronic Suicidality with Dr. Maya Schumer (Streaming platform icons along the bottom: Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and RSS)
May 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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umarchatterjee.bsky.social
If you’ve ever struggled with chronic s#icidality, felt the weight of stigma in academia, or questioned what makes life worth holding onto—this episode is for you. @mayaschumer.bsky.social’s powerful story is one of survival, honesty, & the power of turning pain into purpose. ❤️🙌🏾👏🏾 #BipolarDisorder
May 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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umarchatterjee.bsky.social
In Pt. 1, @mayaschumer.bsky.social shares her full experience across 3 decades:
☯️ Growing up w/ a father with Bipolar 1
☯️Her own journey from Bipolar 2 → 1
☯️ Hospitalizations
☯️ Lithium
☯️ Chronic s#icidality
☯️ #MetabolicPsychiatry
☯️ IV k3tam!ne
☯️ TMS
☯️ Redefining “stability”
Read full topics below ⬇️
(00:14:00) Artist → neuroscientist plot-twist (00:17:46) Creativity, bipolar, & the Kaye Redfield Jamison spark (00:20:26) How & why we met on X/Twitter, defying the norms of academia, & building a movement together (00:26:30) Ableism in research spaces & how we fight back (00:31:34) Childhood in bipolar's shadow: therapy at three & "casserole syndrome" (00:38:42) Stigma lessons, dignity, & mourning a living ghost (00:43:02) College crash: color-coding moods → diagnosis at 20 (00:46:30) Types | & Il, mixed states, spectrum-& living every corner of it (00:53:00) Compliance # acceptance: owning the illness vs. just taking meds (01:05:52) Losing sleep, losing friendships, & the 24/7 second job of self-monitoring (01:17:46) Seasonal mood whiplash & March-mania defenses (01:22:54) Keto, & lithium 2.0 (01:34:12) Daily IV ketamine, accelerated TMS, & pluralism (01:44:30) A brutally honest convo about chronic suicidality (01:52:00) Redefining stability, building lived-experience science
May 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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umarchatterjee.bsky.social
On Ep. 40 of A Chat with Uma, I talk to Dr. @mayaschumer.bsky.social —a psychiatric neuroscientist who studies & lives with #bipolardisorder. Maya earned her PhD in neurosci at Pitt Med & is now a postdoc at @mcleanhospital.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social modeling the dynamic nature of BD. 1/
On episode 40 of A Chat with Uma, I sit down with my o friend Dr. Maya Schumer-a psychiatric neuroscientist who studies bipolar disorder, the very illness she lives with. She shares her full experience across 3 decades: growing up with a father with bipolar 1 disorder, how her own bipolar 2 diagnosis morphed into bipolar 1, several hospitalizations, her relationship with lithium, chronic suicidality, metabolic psychiatry, IV ketamine, TMS, & redefining "stability." If you've ever struggled with chronic suicidality, felt the weight of stigma in academia, or questioned what makes life worth holding onto-this conversation is for you. Maya's story is one of survival, honesty, & the power of turning pain into purpose. Dr. Maya Schumer is a psychiatric neuroscientist & postdoctoral researcher who studies—& has lived experience with-Bipolar Disorder. Maya received her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2023, where she used task-based functional neuroimaging & coordinate-based meta-analysis to identify reproducible & replicable neural network markers of bipolar disorder risk. Currently, Maya is a postdoctoral fellow at McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Mentored by Dr. Dost Öngür, Maya examines resting-state functional connectivity patterns & neural network dynamics across different stages & mood states in bipolar disorder, with an overall goal to model its dynamic nature. Maya's passion for research is informed by her own lived experience. In her role as a researcher with lived experience, she aims to address & dismantle the stigma surrounding serious mental illnesses (SMIs), make academia & research environments more inclusive & accommodating for those with disabilities; & advocate for meaningful co-production between individuals with lived experience & scientists.
May 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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umarchatterjee.bsky.social
🧠 WHY IS MY BRAIN TRYING TO K!LL ME?: Living With Bipolar 1 Disorder & Chronic S#icidality with Dr. @mayaschumer.bsky.social (pt. 1) ☯️
Ep. 40 of A Chat with Uma out now! Listen here 👉🏾 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/uma...

#BipolarDisorder #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Neuroscience #LivedExperience 1/
A podcast promotional graphic for “A Chat with Uma” by Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS. The left side features a woman with shoulder-length brown hair holding a sign for a Reddit AMA. The sign says “WORLD BIPOLAR DAY - ASK ME ANYTHING - MAYA SCHUMER.” The right side has a black background with a colorful brain logo and text: A CHAT WITH UMA By Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS Why Is My Brain Trying To Kill Me? Living With Bipolar I Disorder & Chronic Suicidality with Dr. Maya Schumer Podcast icons for Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and RSS are at the bottom. Transcription: Left side (sign held by Dr. Maya Schumer): “WORLD BIPOLAR DAY ASK ME ANYTHING MAYA SCHUMER” Text above the sign: “BIGGEST BIPOLAR DISORDER Q&A STARTS MARCH 19, 2025 ON” followed by the Reddit logo Text below the sign: “R/IAMA REDDIT × CREST.BD U/CRE” Right side (podcast title): A CHAT WITH UMA By Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS Why Is My Brain Trying To Kill Me? Living With Bipolar I Disorder & Chronic Suicidality with Dr. Maya Schumer (Streaming platform icons along the bottom: Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and RSS)
May 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM