Marcia Naomi Berger

The Bipolar Therapist (eBook, ePUB)

A Journey from Madness to Love and Meaning

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When a sudden onset of manic episodes lands her in a psychiatric ward, what is a an established, respected psychotherapist to do? With an otherwise firm sense of self and an openness to new insights, Berger confronts the stumbling blocks of shame and stigma. A series of close friends and mentors stand by her through challenges with abusive colleagues, conflicted relationships with men, estrangement from her mother, and confusion about what truly matters.

The Bipolar Therapist is the only memoir that shows a complete recovery from bipolar disorder and describes how the author's times as a psychiatric inpatient influenced her work positively as a psychotherapist serving psychiatric and alcoholic inpatients. Berger's story hinges upon resilience, perseverance, drive, and courage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bitachon Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798990027510
• Artikelnr.: 70400846

Autorenporträt

Marcia Naomi Berger (née Fisch), LCSW, is a psychotherapist who helps couples and others create fulfilling relationships. She also wants to help replace the stigma around mental illness with compassion, understanding, and respect. Berger wrote this memoir after decades of keeping her struggle with bipolar disorder a secret. She wants people with mental illness to know they are not alone and to make her story readily available to their family members, therapists, friends, and others.The Bipolar Therapist shows Berger's conflict about marrying and its resolution. She became fascinated by how to keep a relationship thriving and shares this knowledge with clients in her private psychotherapy practice. Berger lives in San Rafael, California. While employed by the City and County of San Francisco, she held senior-level positions in the fields of child welfare, alcoholism treatment, and psychiatry. She also served as executive director of a family service agency and as a lecturer at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine.She enjoys swimming, pickleball, Feldenkrais exercises, mahjong, bananagrams, and watching old Mary Tyler Moore television shows. Berger is the author of Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love and Marriage Minded: An A to Z Dating Guide for Lasting Love. www.marcianaomiberger.com