Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Living with Bipolar: My Journey to Balance is an intimate and deeply personal story of survival, resilience, and hope.Julie Gale shares her decades-long journey of living with bipolar disorder-from the unexpected changes that followed the breakdown of her marriage to periods of mania, depression, hospitalisation, grief, and the difficult search for stability.With openness and vulnerability, Julie reflects on the treatments, relationships, routines, and turning points that shaped her life, including her experience with electrocution therapy (ECT), which became an important part of her journey toward greater stability.Along the way, she faces the loss of loved ones, major life changes, and the challenge of starting over later in life. Through family, friendship, faith, self-awareness, and perseverance, Julie gradually discovers that a meaningful and fulfilling life can still exist beyond mental illness and loss.Living with Bipolar is more than a story about diagnosis. It is a story about continuing forward, accepting support, finding strength in difficult seasons, and discovering light after darkness.For anyone living with mental illness-or supporting someone who is-Julie’s story offers understanding, encouragement, and a powerful reminder that hope and healing can still be possible.