In this newsletter, I will describe aspects of the mental illness journey that my son “Bill” and I took together. I hope to help others to understand mental illness better in themselves, or in their friends and loved ones.
Professor of Psychiatry with a career devoted to understanding brain mechanisms of treatment effects, plasticity and mood dysregulation. She is also the mother of a son with bipolar disorder who committed suicide.
Author of the novel PULL FOCUS, I write about Books & Films – festivals, reviews, recommendations, industry news and gossip – plus cultural travel writing and the writing life. For readers, writers, industry folks, and arts aficionados.
A collection of personal essays about how Dr Jess would respond to personal and global problems