MBP 18. The Clown And I - A Bipolar Memoir - Ryan Heffernan

Ryan Heffernan, a highly-regarded Australian author and journalist. His latest work is the Clown & I: Riding the Wildling Spirit — A Bipolar Memoir, a confronting exploration of Ryan's magical and magnetic life with bipolar disorder. Ryan uses writing to explore the beauty of people confronting life-changing situations. Together, Ryan and Paul have a straight up conversation about mental health, mind health, and bipolar disorder Episode Takeaways: Having a diagnosis doesn't mean your life will go all bad — there's always going to be something to look forward to. Regardless of your diagnosis, never forget that you are still a human being. We have to understand that no person is on the same journey. Mentioned Resources: Clown & I: Riding the Wildling Spirit — A Bipolar Memoir - Ryan's book On Writing by Charles Bukowski - Ryan's recommended resource Creative Love & Fatherhood Catastrophes - Ryan's article Join our Community, ask questions, share feedback Comment on the show-notes Email [email protected] (short audio files welcome) Connect with me: Subscribe to The ManBits Podcast on Apple Podcasts or on Android. Join the Facebook Page Follow Paul @themanbits on Twitter Follow Follow @themanbits on Instagram Disclosure: This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship and may receive compensation from your actions through such links. However, I don't let that corrupt my perspective and I don't recommend only affiliates. Disclaimer: Some of the content of this podcast may contain topics of a sensitive nature such as depression, anxiety and suicide. Whilst I have experience in coaching, training and remedial therapy I'm not to provide mental health advice or counselling. Therefore, engaging with the content of this podcast should not be considered a substitute to professional therapy.