Welcome to Proper Mental episode 58 with my guest Natasha Naomi Rea, an actress, author and Bipolar UK ambassador.
Tasha is diagnosed with type 2 Bipolar and has been living with this illness from a young age.
Her acting credits include Coronation Street and Emmerdale and she is currently writing, producing and staring in her own short film that has mental illness firmly at the centre.
She is also the author of the critically acclaimed memoir ‘Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda’ and the ambassador for the #SpeakOutLikeBrenda campaign which encourages people to speak their truth about mental health and living with bipolar.
Tasha and I chat about bipolar diagnosis, depression and manic episodes and we chat about powerlifting, meditation and kundalini yoga.
We also chat about the way mental illness is typically portrayed in the media and the negative affects this can have and Tasha tells me all about how and why she plans to change this by writing and making her own shows.
I think that Tasha is truly inspiring. She is so positive and has a wonderful way of looking at the world. She is a force of nature and I really enjoyed our conversation!
You can buy her book in all good book shops and read more about it here
HOME | Me Myself & Bipolar Brenda (meandbipolarbrenda.com)
You can read more about the #speakoutlikebrenda campaign here
The power of shared experience #speakoutlikebrenda | Bipolar UK
And the link for Bipolar UK is here
You can connect with Tasha on Instagram @memyselfandbipolarnrenda or on Twitter @natasharea.
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Enjoy!