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Rock Steady

Brilliant Advice from my Bipolar Life
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Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life is the insightful follow-up to Ellen Forney's acclaimed graphic memoir Marbles. While Marbles chronicles her personal journey with bipolar disorder, Rock Steady offers an outward focus, providing practical advice, tips, and tools for managing mood disorders, drawing on Forney’s lived experience to empower readers.
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This book is ideal for individuals living with bipolar disorder or other mood conditions, their family and friends, mental health professionals, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of these often misunderstood experiences.

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In the follow up to her acclaimed Marbles, Forney writes and draws a survival guide for people with bipolar disorder and other mental health problems.

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Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life is the eagerly awaited sequel and companion book to Ellen Forney's 2012 best-selling graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me.

While Marbles was a memoir about her experiences with bipolar disorder, Rock Steady shifts the focus outward. It offers a self-help guide filled with tips, tricks, and tools from someone who has been through it all and emerged stronger for it.

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Rock Steady is praised for its balance, empathy, and clear guidance. Reviewers highlight its mix of humour and encouragement, describing it as mental health literacy at its finest and a heartfelt guide for emotional crises. It is considered a must-read for those with mood disorders, their loved ones, and professionals, thanks to its accessible and caring tone.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683961017

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 May 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 200

About the Author

Ellen Forney lives in Seattle, WA, with her partner. She was the 2012 recipient of The Stranger Genius Award for Literature as well as the winner of the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis 2013 Gradiva Award.

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