In this, our premiere episode, I speak with April Kelley, an actor, producer, writer and ambassador for Bipolar UK. We are deeply professional and talk about maintaining mental health during a pandemic, ways to keep oneself going, and shoot the sh*t in general.  “How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?” – Virginia Woolf The poem that April references is by Laura Kelly Fanucci, and can be found at https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zCs-xl3x2/ The book: https://amzn.to/349P1dS by Aaron Gillies A quick warning: we do discuss mental health in this episode, including bipolar disorder, and there is a reference to suicide. If you need help or support, please know that the following services are available to you in the UK/Ireland: Samaritans – for everyone Call 116 123 Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – for men Call 0800 58 58 58 – 5pm to midnight every day Visit the webchat page Childline – for children and young people under 19 Call 0800 1111 – the number will not show up on your phone bill And in the US: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255 April's article: https://happiful.com/bipolar-in-a-time-of-self-isolation/ Don't forget to check out the blog at www.onebosswitch.com, and the Etsy shop: http://etsy.co.uk/shop/onebosswitch Leave me a voicemail: https://anchor.fm/one-boss-witch/message

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