Rock steady

brilliant advice from my bipolar life

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Ellen Forney: Rock steady (2018)

179 pages

English language

Published Jan. 6, 2018

ISBN:
978-1-68396-101-7
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OCLC Number:
1005685920

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3 stars (1 review)

"Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life is the eagerly awaited sequel/companion book to Forney's 2012 best-selling graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Whereas Marbles was a memoir about her bipolar disorder, Rock Steady turns the focus outward, offering a self-help guide of tips, tricks and tools by someone who has been through it all and come through stronger for it."--Amazon.com.

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Review of 'Rock steady' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

A very good book, the transition from more personal narrative nonfiction to more just nonfiction nonfiction did detract a bit from the experience but that's more personal then wholly objective. This is the second self-care, mental health book that I read of late and thanks to the repport that Ellen Forney established in her first book with me (as her reader) I did enjoy this book a bit more, but it takes quite a bit of effort for self-help/self-care/mental health/meditation to not come across as obliviously privileged.
As a practicing artist who is aiming to keep things rock steady, and is willing to take meds, Ellen Forney is a very important voice who probably helped me more than I necessarily realize. You don't need to be tortured to be an artist!

Subjects

  • Manic-depressive illness
  • Comic books, strips