Rosie Viva

Completely Normal and Totally Fine (eBook, ePUB)

My Life with Bipolar Disorder

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Unflinching' BIPOLAR UK 'Rosie is an inspiration' DUA LIPA ''Raw, honest and surprisingly upbeat' SUNDAY TIMES In 2018, model Rosie Viva was arrested after a psychotic episode at Stansted Airport led to a full evacuation. Hospitalised and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, her life changed overnight. In Completely Normal and Totally Fine, Rosie shares her powerful journey through mania, depression and recovery - navigating love, work, and identity while embracing a new normal. With honesty and heart, she sheds light on the realities of bipolar disorder and challenges the stigma around mental health, encouraging us all to speak more openly about our messy minds. 'Bursts with authenticity and warmth. A gift to anyone touched by bipolar.' LEANNE TOSHIKO SIMPSON, AUTHOR OF NEVER BEEN BETTER "A fittingly open and honest account of what happens when you lose your mind" SERVICE95

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526679413
• Artikelnr.: 73955130

Autorenporträt

Rosie Viva is a model, documentary filmmaker and activist passionate about encouraging and helping people talk about neurodiversity. 2023 saw Rosie become the subject of a Channel 4 digital documentary, Modelling, Mania and Me, charting her day-to-day experiences of living with bipolar which has amassed over 100,000 views since May. Channel 4 want to make Rosie the channel's next 'face of mental health'. An ambassador for Bipolar UK, Rosie's writing and work has been featured in Grazia, Stylist, Women's Health, The Telegraph, BBC, Daily Express and Dua Lipa's Service95 newsletter, and has recently appeared on Steph's Packed Lunch as well as on BBC Radio London and Gurl's Talk.

Rezensionen

Rosie has transformed her bipolar journey into a superpower, inspiring and creating a safe space for others - she's an inspiration.