Finding Your Bipolar Muse How to Master Depressive Droughts and Manic Floods and Access Your Creative Power

Do creativity and mental illness truly go hand in hand, as many people believe? Or are all creative artists a bit "crazy"? Do psychotropic medications cause creative droughts? Must artists suffer and face deprivation? Why can't they produce great works without such pain? Lana Castle's visionary new book explores the creativity/"crazy" connection to help "creatives" with mood disorders tap their talents to: Build self-esteem, Generate income, Reclaim their lives.

Lana R. Castle is a writer, speaker and mental health advocate based in Austin, Texas. She is the author of Bipolar Disorder Demystified: Mastering the Tightrope of Manic Depression. A member of the National Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Speakers Bureau, her mission is to openly and honestly communicate her thoughts, feelings, and experiences with mood disorders, suicide, and recovery to help as many people as possible.