Linea Johnson is the author of the book Perfect Chaos: A Daughter's Journey to Survive Bipolar, A Mother's Struggle to Save Her, and mental health and disability rights advocate. You can find her talking about all things mental health and invisible disabilities. Learn more: lineajohnson.com
Unmasking is a terrifying, difficult thing to process when it is a life-long learned trait. Who am I when not masking? Will my colleagues, employers, and friends find me valuable and worthwhile?
They told me I should say I was a person with bipolar, not a bipolar person. And then I began policing the language of other advocates…
My biggest takeaway from this journey is that a healthy work-life balance looks different for everyone. There is no one-size-fits-all.
