Bipolar Butterfly

by Chelsea Keith

Bipolar Butterfly is the first novella in a series based on true events that documents a millennial’s journey of self-discovery amidst a world of chaotic disorder, heartbreak, narcotics and battles with mental health. It explores the delicacy entwined within the harshness of life’s darker events that are often faced coming from a working-class background and living within social housing estates by incorporating humour even throughout the hardest of struggles. The story’s protagonist combats her bouts of poor mental wellbeing with an ongoing positive belief and energy that there is always good to neutralise bad and that her life’s fulfilment is in her hands. In a world filled with individuals that are obsessed with promoting the highlight reel of their lives to others and on social media, Iris Fable becomes part of the mental health movement that displays her completely open self to the world - bare and pure.

141 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 30, 2019

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this. Iris Fable is a funny, honest & likeable character. Knowing both the author & the person who Iris is based off personally I think Chelsea has done a wonderful job of portraying her story & I can’t wait to see what this talented author does next.

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bipolar Butterfly is the story of Iris Fable, an everyday millennial woman who lives with bipolar disorder. A recollection of her life to date, this novella is accessible and real, putting a "normal" and approachable face on the mental health situations rampant in today's society. Though the story does have an inconsistency or two at times-- perhaps just the unreliability of Iris as a narrator?-- the writing is common, colloquial, and relatable, and author Keith has created a very distinctive and recognizable character; Iris Fable's voice is very definitive. Keith does a real service in bringing so much accessibility to issues like mental health, substance abuse, and even just general loneliness.

[Ann Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chelsea Keith shares her experiences with bipolar disorder with a frenzy and vitality reminiscent of Erica Jong's "Fear of Flying." Ms. Keith writes with a flair and skill that describe the sensations and emotions of BP. At one point, she describes a therapy technique that helped, but then flew off on another story line. I enjoyed the lucid descriptions of her experiences but would have liked to hear more about therapies that worked and didn't work. I would have rated this novella as with 5 stars, but the TOC was not clickable, and the aforementioned desire to read more about the therapies she tried. I look forward to reading more from this talented writer.

[Kimberley · Rating 5 out of 5]

My friend wrote a book :)
I had the honour of reading this prior to publication, and if you enjoy books that show raw and honest accounts of mental health, but with a positive and hopeful outlook to balance, you need to read this book!