Monday, April 6 at 7pm
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Center for Teaching and Learning
629 South Main Street
Geneva, NY
Wednesday, April 22
Springfield College
Springfield College 263 Alden Street
Springfield, MA
Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 pm
George Washington University Hospital Auditorium
George Washington University Hospital Auditorium
900 23rd St NW
Washington, DC
Four out of five people in poet David Lovelace’s family are bipolar.
In his readings and speeches David shares his own struggles with bipolar disorder, denial and medicines with candor, insight and humor. He confronts the shame associated with the illness, celebrates the creative gifts that come with it, and advocates a balanced, positive approach to wellness.
His memoir SCATTERSHOT received NAMI’s Ken Book Award for “books which substantially contribute to the public’s understanding of mental illness.”
Testimonials
"(Scattershot) gives one of the most intense pictures of the ravages of bipolar disorder I have ever read. It gives you much more than the facts about bipolar. You have a first hand collision with the experience of bipolar and truly and exactly what it means to so many people. I recommend it as strongly as I have ever recommended any book to anyone."
- Hopeworks Community Blog
“Your testimony about the necessity of psychotherapy, and of integrating psychotherapy with medication, was incredibly important to many, including a number of the psychiatry trainees who heard you speak. My colleagues very much enjoyed and were inspired by your visit with us.”
- Avron Kriechman, MD Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University of New Mexico