Bipolar – An Insider’s Transpersonal Perspective: naas siddiqui is a psychiatric survivor and clinician. She has 14 years of experience in the community mental health and substance use field and 14 years of experience as a community organizer. She is also psychiatric drug-free, after 14 years. She holds a Masters Degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from CIIS, a BA from Yale in Psychology, with a concentration in Neuroscience.