My Bipolar Backpack, Susan Ralphe
My Bipolar Backpack, Susan Ralphe
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My Bipolar Backpack

Author: Susan Ralphe

Narrator: Janice McNally

Unabridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/29/2023


Synopsis

In this powerful memoir Susan Ralphe employs sharp storytelling skills honed over a long newspaper reporting career to tell her own story of long-term, heart-wrenching bipolar madness.She recounts soaring accomplishments alternating with. black periods of tenseness, brain freeze and despair.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalie all_books_great_and_small on August 16, 2024

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers. ***AUDIO BOOK VERSION*** My Bipolar Backpack is an eye-opening memoir by Susan Ralphe about her experiences and life with bipolar disorder. The author combines her mental health ba......more

Goodreads review by Tara on June 05, 2024

My Bipolar Backpack by Susan Ralphe Narration: C Content: B+ Best Aspect: Good mental health memoir. Great for anyone who need a personal account of someone living with bipolar disorder. Worst Aspect: The narration was robotic. Recommend: Yes.......more

Goodreads review by Megan on August 10, 2024

The title of this one is somewhat over-limited - while the author focuses quite a bit on her bipolar diagnosis at age 40 and its effect on her life, she also details her many experiences and achievements as a reporter, politician, volunteer, wife of an alcoholic, mother of two boys, and more. She ma......more

Goodreads review by adam on June 13, 2024

This was a decent book. I really enjoyed the descriptions of what it is like to experience mania and related to the descriptions of depression. It was a fairly quick read, but I don't know what to say about it, other than that it was a memoir. I felt like it kind of ran on at the end, as the author......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 19, 2024

My Bipolar Backpack, written by Susan Ralphe, is a memoir written based on the authors own experiences with Bipolar Disorder and Mental Health. In the book, the author discusses her experiences with mental health issues, having a family member with alcoholism, and things that she discovers about her......more