Major General Gregg F. Martin, PhD, US Army (Retired), is a 36-year combat veteran who led more than 10K soldiers in the Iraq War. A bipolar survivor and THRIVER, and mental wellness warrior, he is an Airborne-Ranger-Combat Engineer qualified soldier, and Army Strategist. He commanded a combat engineer company, battalion and brigade, and was commanding general of Fort Leonard Wood, commandant of the Army War College, and president of the National Defense University. A graduate of West Point, he holds a PhD and two master’s degrees from MIT, and master’s degrees from both the Army and Naval war colleges. He lived unknowingly on the bipolar spectrum his whole life, which mostly helped him, until it went too high, then low, and nearly destroyed him. His life’s mission and purpose is sharing his bipolar story to help stop stigma, promote recovery, and save lives. His wife Maggie is an Army brat, Army wife, and Army mom to three sons, two of whom are Army Special Forces veterans, and one a starving artist. Martin is the author of “BIPOLAR GENERAL: My Forever War with Mental Illness.” A globally recognized leader in mental health and bipolar disorder, he is an “Expert by Lived Experience” and a leading character in BrainStormthefilm.com , a new documentary on bipolar disorder that will air on PBS. For more, see his website at BipolarGeneral.com . He is also grateful and proud to be an IBPF Ambassador. He is also the father of two sons who live with bipolar disorder; they have a great family support group!