The Bipolar Coach

A Life Beyond the Cycle

About Me

Welcome, I’m Dorothy, founder of The Bipolar Coach

I’m a mental health expert, accredited bipolar coach, and a published contributor to leading journals, newspapers, and publications, dedicated to advancing the understanding of bipolar disorder. My mission is to leverage this expertise to help you live a life that goes beyond your diagnosis, offering you compassionate support, deep understanding, and practical strategies for lasting change.

I also have lived experience with bipolar disorder, and understand its complexities and challenges in ways that go beyond the textbook. I've spent weeks in psychiatric hospitals, navigated both private and NHS treatment systems, and explored numerous medication regimens, therapies, and diets. My journey has not been easy, but it has given me a profound understanding of bipolar disorder—knowledge that I am dedicated to sharing with you.

As a novelist, journalist, and public speaker, I specialise in supporting people with mood disorders to unlock their creative and career potential and channel their experiences into meaningful expression and growth.

Qualifications and Experience:

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PhD Researcher - PhD specialising in the lived experience and representation of Bipolar Disorder

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Published Novelist

Author of The Rag Doll Contract, a literary novel exploring themes of mental health, recovery, and lived experience.

Qualified Solicitor (non-practising) experience in disability and employment law, with expertise in rights and workplace adjustments

IAFPD Certificate in

Coaching &

Bipolar Disorder

Awareness Accreditation

Published journalist in the Independent, Forbes, Belfast Telegraph, Daily Mail, Marie Claire, Metro, National Geographic and others, focusing on mental health, recovery, and lived experience

Editor and contributing writer at Cambridge University Press, specialised in mood disorders and mental health narratives

“Working with Dorothy has been life-changing. Dorothy not only provided me with practical strategies but also helped me rebuild my confidence and sense of self. She guided me through a huge career transition and helped me navigate dating with bipolar disorder. I am now thriving in my personal and professional life, and I owe so much of that to Thea's guidance."

— James R., London

Half a century of bipolar disorder

More than 50 years ago, the NHS did a stellar job of supporting people with Bipolar Disorder. We must to get back to that.

Could a resilience retreat help with my stress and PMS?

I tried a three-day retreat that promised to help with the stress of modern life by reconnecting with nature, dipping in freezing Lake Coniston in winter and learning to breathe properly. Did it help?

Audiobooks are the only thing that get me through my bipolar episodes

Three years ago, I was halfway through reading a copy of Elvia Wilks’s Oval, a novel about a fictional feminist dystopia, when a crushingly familiar wave of depression descended upon me.

An attempt to actively record subjective energy states and objective motoric behavioural patterns in Type 1 bipolar disordercentury of bipolar disorder

I examine the idea that mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, might be better understood as conditions of energy dysregulation and motor activity rather than simply disorders of mood.

The Ketogenic Diet as a Means of Treating Type 1 Bipolar Disorder

I explore my journey with the ketogenic diet as a treatment for bipolar disorder. I reflect on the question "Does altering your diet reduce your risk of depression and are any dietary manipulations an effective treatment for depression?"