Brett Stevens

Brett Stevens has lived with bipolar I disorder for nearly 20 years. He has experienced three full manic episodes, all resulting in hospitalization, and has spent years learning how to build a stable life after each one.

He wrote Crossover: A Look Inside a Manic Mind to answer the question no one could answer for him — what does a manic episode actually feel like from the inside? His second book, Crossing Back Over, documents the 18-month recovery process that followed his diagnosis: the routines, the medication management, and what rebuilding a stable life actually looked like week by week.

Brett also runs Understand Bipolar Disorder, one of the largest bipolar support communities on Facebook with over 180,000 members.