EP #1451: Bipolar II Self-Care: Debunking Myths and Misconceptions

Send us Fan MailLisa is joined by Amanda Rosenberg who joins Lisa to talk about her book, That’s Mental: Painfully Funny Things That Drive Me Crazy About Being Mentally Ill. This is a funny and candid book about what it is like to live with a mental illness.  Amanda Rosenberg is a comedy writer whose work has been featured in McSweeney’s, Vox, Anxy Magazine, The Establishment, Funny Or Die, The Hairpin, The Lily, among others. Amanda is also a screenwriter and no, nothing you may have seen.   BOOK DESCRIPTION: In her book, British comedy writer Amanda Rosenberg breaks down myths and misconceptions about what it means to live, laugh, love with bipolar II in a darkly funny, but familiar way. That’s Mental dives head-first into the overlooked and offbeat issues of mental illness, it shines a harsh, fitting room light on thoughts and ideas that are often avoided, because they’re uncomfortable or just downright embarrassing.  These pages move through the everyday realities of mental illness, covering everything from, how reaching out for help is a fucking nightmare, to dealing with people who suggest “cures” for your depression, to making up excuses to miss work just so you can take a mental health day. That’s Mental is an uproarious and brutally honest collection of confessions from someone who’s been there, done that, and still has no idea what she’s doing.