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Tainted Love: A Bipolar Memoir

Tainted Love: A Bipolar Memoir - Hardcover

by Louise Barnett
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Availability:In StockContributor:Louise BarnettPublish date:10/6/2026Pages:340
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Perry Park PressISBN-13:9798995174301UPC:9798995174301Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Psychopathology, Mental HealthBook Topic:Bipolar DisorderSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.88 inchesWeight:0.54Product ID:SCPKE91GMZ

Four Men.

Manic Highs.

Crushing Lows.

Fifteen years of loving through madness at the mercy of undiagnosed Bipolar I disorder.

In Tainted Love: A Bipolar Memoir, Louise is consumed by four turbulent romantic relationships. When she returns home after college graduation, a single impulsive decision sets in motion the compounding chaos and allure of each love story-igniting in seduction and collapsing in disillusionment.

Enter Marco, a married restaurant owner with ties to the Italian Mafia. She never once says no. On the heels of his cancer diagnosis, desperate to attach, she says "I Do" to Jim, though he loved beer, blow, and Mary Jane more. Entangled in his boyish baby blues, Luke promises her everything she's ever wanted, including baby Lily. And finally, she hurls herself 1,400 miles for Patrick, the undeniable villain of her story.

Unflinchingly honest, Tainted Love confronts the brutal complexities of the human mind. In the end, the noise fades, the mask lifts, and something radical is discovered: untainted love.

A soul-stirring, emotionally arresting coming-of-age memoir where mental illness and identity collide with failed love and single motherhood, Tainted Love will resonate with book clubs and readers of Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen, Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel, We Are the Luckiest by Laura McKowen, and My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Perry Park PressISBN-13:9798995174301UPC:9798995174301Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Psychopathology, Mental HealthBook Topic:Bipolar DisorderSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.88 inchesWeight:0.54Product ID:SCPKE91GMZ
Barnett, Louise: - Louise Barnett is the author of Tainted Love: A Bipolar Memoir, a Jay Shetty-certified life coach, and host of the Unmasking Sobriety & Mental Health podcast. Through her writing and voice, she explores the gray areas of bipolar disorder, addiction, love, and identity with unflinching honesty.Diagnosed with Bipolar I after years of misdiagnosis and self-destruction, Louise found sobriety in 2021, a turning point that reshaped her life and creative purpose. Her memoir, spanning fifteen years and four defining relationships, examines the complexity of mental illness, the search for stability, and the possibility of healing without perfection.In addition to her writing, Louise coaches others in sharing their stories and hosts conversations that challenge stigma and silence around mental health and sobriety. Her work resonates with readers and listeners who have lived in the space between outward success and internal struggle.She lives in Colorado with her family, where she continues to write, speak, and advocate for honest conversations about mental illness, recovery, and self-acceptance.
Publisher: Perry Park Press

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