Dark Side of the Mood A Journey through Bipolar Disorder to Recovery

In Dark Side of the Mood, author Sheri Medford takes us on a brave and powerful journey as she recounts, in a series of evocative vignettes, her experiences with bipolar disorder and her heart-wrenching relationship with what she calls the Nothingness. Inviting the reader into her internal landscape, Medford looks beyond the physical needs to the deeper spiritual needs of someone encompassed by a chronic, invisible disability in today's society. As her journey progresses, she comes to see her illness as a gift that led her to her true self—her soul—which, she comes to understand, is not ill.

Sheri Medford has master's degrees in psychology and physical education from Eastern Washington University, as well as a BA in social psychology with minors in art and dance from Portland State University. She is a certified Peer Wellness Support Specialist and currently lives in Gresham, Oregon with her husband, Bill, and their two cats, Paxel and Darwin.