After graduating from Vassar College with honors, this author pursued a law degree at UCLA. However, after years of privately grappling with manic depression, she transitioned from law to dedicate her advocacy skills to writing about her experiences. Her work aims to encourage others with mental illness to share their own narratives, giving voice to often-silenced experiences.
With gripping narrative and hard-won wisdom, the NYT bestselling author tackles one of the most urgent and compelling questions of our times: What does mental illness look like, and what can we do about it?
The narrative explores the author's harrowing journey with bipolar disorder, detailing its onset in her childhood. Through vivid and poignant storytelling, she reveals the impact of her mental health struggles on her life and relationships, offering insights into the complexities of living with this condition. The account is both personal and relatable, shedding light on the challenges faced by those affected by mental illness.
An attractive, highly successful Beverly Hills entertainment lawyer, Terri Cheney had been battling debilitating bipolar disorder for the better part of her life—and concealing a pharmacy’s worth of prescription drugs meant to stabilize her moods and make her "normal." In explosive bursts of prose that mirror the devastating mania and extreme despair of her illness, Cheney describes her roller-coaster existence with shocking honesty, giving brilliant voice to the previously unarticulated madness she endured. Brave, electrifying, poignant, and disturbing, Manic does not simply explain bipolar disorder—it takes us into its grasp and does not let go.