Indigo Triplett

• Triplett has publicly identified her diagnosis as Bipolar II disorder. In a 2015 first-person essay for Inc., she wrote that the diagnosis helped answer questions about patterns in her behaviour and leadership. [1]
• She acknowledged that she had been in denial about her mental-health problems for years and said the diagnosis gave her insight into how she could lead a company to success while simultaneously creating serious difficulties for employees. [1]

• Looking back on the years before her diagnosis, Triplett described herself as having unusually high energy and often working around the clock while building her company. She said her disorder gave her the audacity to believe that a small human-resources firm could compete with much larger companies, while also contributing to difficulties in her leadership and high staff turnover. [1]
• She has also written about years of denial and difficulty recognizing that her own behaviour was contributing to problems within the company. She later described both “failures” and “triumphs” associated with the disorder rather than presenting it as wholly beneficial or wholly destructive. [1]

• Triplett has said that intensive therapy was central to becoming mentally well and changing how she led her company. She described the process as requiring substantial personal work and linked it to becoming a better leader after years of difficulty recognizing her own mental-health challenges. [1]

• Triplett has used her own experience with Bipolar II disorder to encourage more open discussion of mental health in business. When she began writing about the diagnosis for Inc., she said she wanted to provide candid discussion of the mental-health challenges entrepreneurs can face and create a place where readers could seek guidance. [1]
• She has also written extensively about mental wellness in the workplace, including how employers can respond to employees experiencing mental-health problems and why entrepreneurs may ignore their own mental health. Her nonprofit Indigo Insights has likewise focused on mental healing and support for people facing difficult life circumstances. [5][2]

“I was later diagnosed as having Bipolar II Disorder which answered many questions.”

— Indigo Triplett [1]