For those who know what mental illness looks like close-up, an easily digestible self-help book of 100 mental health wellness tips born from the authors’ lived experiences managing bipolar depression.

100 pages. 100 ways to feel better.
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  • "I wish I’d had this book by my side when I first experienced depression! It’s like an empathetic friend, gently nudging you into better mental health—but always understanding that sometimes, you can only do so much. Do yourself a favor and gift yourself, or someone you love, this inspiring and compassionate guide to managing depression—one simple action at a time."

    —Terri Cheney, New York Times best-selling author of Manic

  • "As someone who's very familiar with experiencing depression, I really appreciate how 100 Ways to Look Up When Everything Looks Down recognizes that not every depressive episode feels the same. This book offers thoughtful, practical activities tailored to different levels of depression, meeting you where you are instead of expecting you to do more than you can."

    —Em Beihold, pop music singer/songwriter of "Numb Little Bug" and "Maybe Life is Good"

  • "This book says yes, you will get through your depression and there is no shame in going through ALL the really hard parts. In fact, this book says, slow down, it’s OK. And here are many small things you can do to bring back the glimmer. This book will help you see the glimmer again!"

    —Karen Croner, screenwriter of Admission and Cold Sassy Tree

  • "I felt so 'held' by this book. The depth of experience and of self-forgiveness found in these 100 'behavioral prescriptions' jumps from the pages. Each word is specific and steeped in the certainty that there is a different day when one will feel differently. What a gift to everyone living with and/or living with someone with bipolar disorder."

    —Steven Shoptaw, PhD, Professor Emeritus and Vice Chair for Research, UCLA Department of Family Medicine

  • "This book is just fantastic! So useful, practical, encouraging, and "just right" for different levels of how one feels. The sharing of lived experience provides credibility, modeling, and hope for others. The emphasis on pacing and permission to make small movements in recovery is realistic and honors the reality of that journey. What a gem of an informed, gentle, empathetic and approachable resource! I will definitely use it with people I work with and will keep these uplifts in mind for my own life as well."

    —Victoria M Wilkins PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine

  • Denise Krishke

    Denise Krischke

    CO-AUTHOR

    Denise Krischke, LMSW, holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations and social sciences and communications from USC and a master’s degree in social work from Boston University. With seven years of experience as a mental health peer support specialist, she also spent a decade facilitating support groups for a Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance affiliate chapter she founded in Ventura, CA. A former psychotherapist intern, she is now a nephrology social worker thriving on the bipolarity spectrum with faith, family, friends, movies, and music. She currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is working on a memoir.

  • Susan Eisner

    Susan Eisner

    CO-AUTHOR

    Susan Eisner’s poetry, prose, and short stories have appeared in The Stockholm Review of Literature, Outburst!, and The Malpais Review. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in cinema production from USC. Her work in the film and television industry have earned her Emmy and Golden Reel nominations, and inclusion in The American Film Institute’s “100 Years of Movies.” She retired from filmmaking to raise children and build spaceships. With her kids now grown, Susan writes and plays the drums. She lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut.