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What if you grew up alone with no one to talk to, and your father faced a slew of mental illness diagnoses? What happens when you are diagnosed with a mental illness yourself and have no idea what to expect next? Meet Stephanie and her nuclear family. As a young student, she travels to Japan to learn about life, then engages in university and moves into her first entrepreneurial career. Her life is constantly paused though, starting as a young adult, and after giving birth to a son, she continues to experience bouts of illness that cannot be easily explained. Her journey leads to a diagnosis of Bipolar, and this leads her to seek out the knowledge she needs to change as a person to accept her diagnosis and live freely. In the process, she finds a safe pathway to express her creativity, stay married and thrive. Braving Bipolar: A Family Journey and Guide details her healing process including lifestyle changes, seeking medical intervention, building relationships, and defining a model called ACTIVATE for working through a crisis. A brilliant book for the newly diagnosed or perfect for a family member of someone with Bipolar. Dare to change your perceptions, over and over, by the relentless honesty of this story. Bipolar is not to be feared, but rather accepted and treated, like any other illness. The many stereotypes related to Bipolar are not true universally, and it is possible to create a good life. It starts with self-acceptance to #EndSelfStigma, and then sharing to #EndTheStigma. In writing this book bravely Stephanie adds her voice and story to the fight to end stigma. -Ellen Northcott, Psychologist, Author of The Chaos of My Mind

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