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Martin Bäker

    January 1, 1966

    This author's writing centers on challenging the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness. Her work, which includes poetry and publications aimed at informing and inspiring those who support friends with mental health conditions, seeks to educate and uplift. Her perspective is informed by transatlantic friendships and her active involvement with mental health advocacy organizations, shaping her empathetic and insightful approach.

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    No One Is Too Far Away: Notes from a Transatlantic Friendship
    High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend's Guide to Bipolar Disorder (Revised edition)
    Meltdown
    • 2021

      How can you be a good friend when your friend lives with mental illness? We all want to be there for our friends, but it can be hard to know what to do when your friend lives with mental illness, especially if you live far apart. Transatlantic best friends Martin Baker and Fran Houston share what they've learned about growing a supportive, mutually rewarding friendship between a "well one" and an "ill one." Revised and updated, High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend's Guide to Bipolar Disorder offers no-nonsense advice from the caring friend's point of view, original approaches and practical tips, illustrated with real-life conversations and examples. No one is too far away to be cared for or to care Support your friend and celebrate each other, whether you live on the same street or oceans apart. Learn the key skills and attitudes you need for a successful caring friendship, and strategies to support your friend through episodes of mania, depression, and suicidal thinking, whilst also taking care of yourself.

      High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend's Guide to Bipolar Disorder (Revised edition)
    • 2021

      By the authors of High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend's Guide to Bipolar Disorder. Friendship is a beautiful part of life and an important component of long-term wellness. When Martin Baker met Fran Houston online he never imagined they would develop a friendship that transcends time zones and international boundaries. In No One Is Too Far Away they share essays from their blog which show the deep-rooted value of shared experiences. Through their writings, they demonstrate that mental illness needn't be a barrier to meaningful connection; indeed it can be the glue that holds people together.

      No One Is Too Far Away: Notes from a Transatlantic Friendship
    • 2008

      Samuel Spendlove has given up his cosy career in academia to work undercover for William Barton, owner of a massive media empire.  He finds that he gets a thrill out of working for the legendary market trader Khan and his Ropner’s Bank, a power institution whose dealings have been known to bring nations to their knees. Barton wants information about Khan so that he can find revenge over a man who once bested him. Spendlove enjoys both sides of this game until it all unravels and he finds himself simultaneously accused of almost bringing down the global economy and of the murder of Kaz Day, a glamorous colleague on the trading floor. He goes into hiding in the surreal and dangerous world of underground Paris. As he is chased by the police, Khan, the bank , and William Barton, he must quickly determine who framed him and why.

      Meltdown