“RETURNING HOME: From the Wilderness of Bipolar to Finding Love Within” is my life’s story of living with trauma started in 1974 when my older sister died in an accident.

I was only one and a half year old and I internalized her death as if it had been my fault. So in addition to grief I also experienced guilt and shame that I didn’t know how to express or process.

That tragic event marked the beginning of my history with trauma and disconnection from myself that felt like losing my sense of home and safety.

Fast forward, I was diagnosed with bipolar type I disorder at age 32. Since then, I embarked on a journey of healing and seeking answers.

One day in February 2024, after attending a six-hour workshop with Trauma Healing Specialist and Teacher Dr. Nima Rahmany, a former chiropractor, is that I made the decision to invest in studying and continue doing my healing work with him.

It’s thanks to my life-changing work with him that I am able to share my story here now. 

In this memoir I share openly and vulnerably raw stories describing what has been like for me to live with trauma, bipolar and anxiety disorders. And how the love from my husband Brett, and his family, have been the most healing in addition to the love I learned to give myself.

This is my story of me returning back home to myself.

I wrote this book for anyone who is living with trauma, extreme mood shifts, bipolar, depression or anxiety and perhaps feeling alone, misunderstood or thinking there’s something wrong with you, and their loved ones. Also for those curious about what’s like to live with a mental illness from the inside and how that affects a person’s life.

This is also my way to acknowledge the people who made made a difference in my healing.

My book will be available for order in 2026.

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