Completely Normal and Totally Fine: My Life with Bipolar Disorder
Rosie Viva
May 2025 · Bloomsbury Publishing
Ebook
240
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'Unflinching' BIPOLAR UK
'Rosie is an inspiration' DUA LIPA
''Raw, honest and surprisingly upbeat' SUNDAY TIMES
In 2018, model Rosie Viva was arrested after a psychotic episode at Stansted Airport led to a full evacuation. Hospitalised and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, her life changed overnight.
In Completely Normal and Totally Fine, Rosie shares her powerful journey through mania, depression and recovery - navigating love, work, and identity while embracing a new normal. With honesty and heart, she sheds light on the realities of bipolar disorder and challenges the stigma around mental health, encouraging us all to speak more openly about our messy minds.
'Bursts with authenticity and warmth. A gift to anyone touched by bipolar.'
LEANNE TOSHIKO SIMPSON, AUTHOR OF NEVER BEEN BETTER
"A fittingly open and honest account of what happens when you lose your mind"
SERVICE95
'Rosie is an inspiration' DUA LIPA
''Raw, honest and surprisingly upbeat' SUNDAY TIMES
In 2018, model Rosie Viva was arrested after a psychotic episode at Stansted Airport led to a full evacuation. Hospitalised and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, her life changed overnight.
In Completely Normal and Totally Fine, Rosie shares her powerful journey through mania, depression and recovery - navigating love, work, and identity while embracing a new normal. With honesty and heart, she sheds light on the realities of bipolar disorder and challenges the stigma around mental health, encouraging us all to speak more openly about our messy minds.
'Bursts with authenticity and warmth. A gift to anyone touched by bipolar.'
LEANNE TOSHIKO SIMPSON, AUTHOR OF NEVER BEEN BETTER
"A fittingly open and honest account of what happens when you lose your mind"
SERVICE95
About the author
Rosie Viva is a presenter and mental health activist. A former model, Rosie travelled the world working for top fashion brands such as Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. In 2018, Rosie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and is now passionate about encouraging and helping people to talk about neurodiversity and complex mental health conditions. 2022 saw Rosie become the subject of a Channel 4 digital documentary charting her day-to-day experiences of living with bipolar, which garnered over 100,000 views. Rosie has been featured in Grazia, Stylist, Women's Health, Telegraph, BBC and Daily Express. Completely Normal and Totally Fine is her first book.
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