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Julie Stacey
Julie Stacey
At eighteen, Julie started to have panic attacks, and at that point, had no idea she had Bipolar. The cloudy lows and anxiety had accompanied her throughout her childhood and teens. It was just a part of life. Ten years later, her moods swings were so severe, she was diagnosed in a police station, after ordering a pizza and paying for it with monopoly money.
Reading was always a favourite past time for Julie. Through books she studied Eastern philosophies, meditation and spiritual healing, and believes that these practices helped her to qualify as a Holistic Therapist and Tutor in adult education. More importantly, with some support from her brother and sister in law, it helped her keep her family together.
She went on to teach in adult education for seven years, running employability workshop for the unemployed. This also included delivering confidence workshops in prisons, around the east Midlands, which she thoroughly enjoyed.
Today she has three grown up sons and works part time as an administrator. Drawing on techniques that she has used to help herself, she is currently working on a self-help book. She aspires to write in the field of Mind, body and spirit, to assist people who want to solve personal problems, improve their confidence and get the best from their life.
The Three Insane Poets are David Parkin, who has a traumatic brain injury, David Rollins, who has borderline personality disorder, and Julie Stacey, who has bipolar disorder. This collaboration is at times hilarious, poignant, and always thought provoking. All three poets live in Leicester.
ISBN: 978-1-913794-15-6 RRP: £6.99 (paperback) £2.49 (eBook)
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Three Insane Poets, is an amazing poetry anthology combining the poetic strengths of David Rollins, David Parkin and Julie Stacey. The poems are all thought-provoking, raw and at times hilarious, and guaranteed to stir your emotions. This is a no holds barred approach to the poetic verse and tells the brutal facts of living with injury and mental health. My favourites are 'Chaos' and 'The Rotting Corpse' by David Rollins, and 'The Worst Lie' by Julie Stacey, all three of these poems stand out for the frankness, and rawness on their delivery. David Parkin writes with such a unique view of the world with poems such as 'When I was gentle, When I was kind', and finally I have got to mention 'I'm Awake' by Julie Stacey, totally absorbed by the clarity and distinct style. We all talk about mental health this book will help you live and breathe it'. Totally recommend it, if you want poetry on the edge.
Simon
Simon
This is an amazing range of raw poetry from three soulful writers portraying their words from their own experiences with mental health - bipolar, brain injury and borderline personality disorder. Each poet brings their own dimension of writing in this collaborated book as we delve into their unique world of possibilities, turmoil and humour with their sane but insane writes!
My favourite poems are Dreams, Peace, The Worst Lie, When Words Go Blind, Landing On Your Head, In The Flow, When I was Gentle When I Was Kind and The Aeroplane The Dream.
Its edgey, organic, pure and a wonder to read, demonstrating what the mind can achieve in any state when it is challenged. Respect and admiration goes out to the three soul bearing poets for getting their words out there in this truly remarkable unique book.
Pratibha Savani
Pratibha Savani
Love the rawness and honest way these three poets share life experiences with us. No holding back and yet still poetic. Each poem shows you and puts you, straight into a situation full of emotion, confusion, anger and dismay. Love the way some of these poems are so of the wall but also shown to the reader as a fly on the wall. Congratulations to all three poets for a wonderful collection of raw poetry. So good to feast the eyes and the mind upon while reading.
Steve
Steve
This book consists of a set of contemporary poems followed by haiku, a Japanese form of poetry. They will take you on a journey to the heights of mania and depths of depression and anxiety, displaying Julie's thoughts, feelings, fears, behaviour and insights. There is still some stigma attached to mental illness and this book aims to give a mind opening experience and a grasp of the difficulties that mental illness brings.
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Journey of the Mad gives us a deeply moving and fascinating glimpse into one woman's experience of living with bipolar disorder. The poems are raw and immediate, and often reveal a hint of the author's spiritual journey too. This is an invaluable creative contribution to our understanding of serious mental health issues. Highly recommended!
Jacqui El Masry
Jacqui El Masry
Just the kind of unapologetic, gritty, dynamic writing that is needed to explain the perils of this much misunderstood illness. Ms Stacey takes us initially on a breathless, whirlwind of a journey into mania in which her grip on reality is tested but her humanity remains in tact.
She gives us a second half in which peaceful, reflective and ordered Japanese style poetry offers some respite and healing. A powerful, important and insightful work.
LocalLS
LocalLS
Julie Stacey 's book is a must read for all those that love poetry and for those that forgot they love it. It is raw and untamed and yet realistic as she makes you relive her journey again and again. Hospital and Asylum are my favourite but I have many more. A modern day classic which takes you down the plug hole of bipolar disorder. Julies's poetry go deep into the underbelly of the human psyche beyond the fragments of the human mind. Buy it! Download it now!
Simon
Simon
What an amazing journey. Into the absolute depths of despair and back out into the light. You could feel the emotions in each line. A very brave author to open the doors and let readers access her innermost feelings at the time. For those going through similar episodes in life will so be able to connect with this and realise they are not alone. And never give up hope.
S Miller
S Miller
A must read for anyone involved or interested in mental health. You are taken on a journey of the authors thoughts & feelings, as she goes on a rollercoaster of Bipolar 1. A fascinating read.
Peter Matthews
Peter Matthews
I love this book and was lucky enough to share some of this journey. Julie is my friend and she taught me how to help her. This is such a celebration of how to be the best that you can be...
Esther Cameron
Esther Cameron
Julie has taken us on a whirlwind journey from the depths of her inner mind with this book! Giving a real insight into the world of bipolar. It is a brilliant read! The poetry is raw, gritty and original, going up and down like a rollercoaster. It shows a real insight of what this mental illness is like to someone who doesn't know anything about it with moments of mania anguish to relief. Thank you Julie for being brave and publishing such a personal aspect of your life to help others learn more about this mental health. It truly is an inspiring read!
Pratibha Savani
Pratibha Savani
As someone who suffers from manic episodes but with more fluctuation. It’s interesting to see into the mind of someone who has Bipolar disorder. An interesting read
Amazon Reader
Amazon Reader
A brilliant book written by my niece, an insight into living with bi-polar which is a must for anyone living with mental health issues Stay strong, love you loads Julie x
Daxa Chauhan
Daxa Chauhan
A wonderfully written little book of powerful poetry! Julie takes her readers on an emotional and psychological roller-coaster of a journey. At times desperately sad, sometimes hopeful and always touching. It really is worth a read!
Sonia Riyait
Sonia Riyait