Brigid Sheehan

Caught between retirement and covid lockdowns, Brigid found herself with a reflective space to write a memoir about her experience of living with bipolar disorder. The book was not planned - it just sort of tumbled out and encompassed the impact of mental illness at various stages in her life, from her teenage years to parenthood to menopause. Brigid’s second book “The Big Button” is a fiction that looks below the idyll of village life to reveal darker issues alongside a humorous look at the challenges posed by technology for it’s older population. Brigid lives with her partner in a quiet semi rural setting, and they have two sons. After a long and fulfilling career as a social worker, Brigid values the peace and freedom of retirement.