The Bipolar Therapist

This memoir by Marcia Naomi Berger was nothing like I expected it to be. IT WAS SO MUCH BETTER. I tend to be hesitant with memoirs, because they don’t tend to draw my interest other than the conclusion up to where their life is at the end of the book, but from beginning to end, I felt like I NEEDED to know more about Marcia. To hear personalized history of how handling mental health, especially bipolar, compared to the practices now, was so beautifully worded. As someone with Bipolar ii I often spend time wondering what life would have been like if I didn’t have the resources before. This book is beautifully written, and feels like a best friend is sitting and telling you a story. Couldn’t recommend enough.

This was a powerful read. It was very descriptive and truly gave the reader an authentic firsthand account of what it is like for one to experience a manic episode. I felt like I was right there with Marcia as she shared her family history, her childhood, and her search for self understanding.
It was beautiful to see her accept that she would may never have all of the answers as to why things happened to her as they did but the fact that she was able to put down the shame and find true happiness was priceless and I believe worth the journey.