Negative Undergraduate record

I would like someone to help me. Although, I currently have an OK GPA 3.6, my undergraduate record at the first college I attended is horrible. I was placed on academic probation. I was consequently hospitalized due to a nervous breakdown. All this followed a marriage, a child, then a divorce. A few years later a returned, then I dropped out. After being correctly diagnosed with a ( bipolar disorder) as opposed to depression, which had begun in high school, I started to take courses again at a junior college. I this point, with therapy and medication management my academic performance and confidence just skyrocketed. I ask myself, how can I possibly explain that to an admissions officer. The title officer scares me. Please help me to explain this to someone that will not see this as an excuse. I am a good student and I have so many professors that have seen me perform very, very well. I just want to be given the chance to be accepted into a masters program. In the right environment with people that don't see me as someone that want to make an excuse, I do well. Should I schedule an interview with an admissions counselor.