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Martin Baker

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Author of "Collected Poems: 1977–1984," I am co-author with Fran Houston of "High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend's Guide to Bipolar Disorder", written to inform and inspire others who support a friend who lives with mental illness. A revised edition was published by Kingston Park Publishing, January 2021.

"No One is Too Far Away: Notes from a Transatlantic Friendship" (Kingston Park Publishing, March 2021) presents the best of our articles and posts from our blog www.gumonmyshoe.com.

My focus as a writer is challenging stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness. I am a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Mind, and Bipolar UK. ...more

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	High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend's Guide to Bipolar Disorder by Martin Baker (Goodreads Author), Fran Houston 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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In the late 1990s, many young women wanted to be Felicity Porter, a character on a TV show called Felicity, which aired from fall 1998 until spring 2002. The pilot episode reveals a socially awkward, intelligent girl named Felicity, in Palo Alto, California, asking her high school crush, Ben, t

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I Hate You – Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality

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The Thousand Scars (Counterbalance #1)

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I know several people who live with bipolar disorder, including my best friend of fifteen years. I've learned a lot about what my friends live with but this book opened my eyes in a new and refreshing way. I imagine "Living with Bipolar and Other Moo ...more
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“When you think of your options—getting things done versus quitting jobs, rarely finishing projects, always feeling guilty and sad, and in general not believing in your own abilities—the choice is clear. You want to get things done.”
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