Suggested Authors

Alastair Campbell is a writer who was former Prime Minister Tony Blair's press secretary. He has struggled with depression for a large number of years.

Terri Cheney is an ex entertainment attorney who has struggled with bipolar disorder all her life.

Brandy Colbert is an award winning author who writes openly about mental health after her own experiences in therapy.

Matt Haig is a novelist and journalist who has struggled with depression and anxiety for twenty years.

S. Jae-Jones is a New York Times best selling author who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was in high school.

Stephanie Kuehn is a psychologist and author of young adult fiction. Her novels often explore themes of mental illness

Tehlor Kay Mejia is an author who struggles with anxiety and depression. 

Susanna Kaysen is an American author, best known for her 1993 memoir Girl, Interrupted. She spent two years in a psychiatric hospital.

Stephen King is an author of a variety of genres, most famous for his horror novels. He has struggled with depression and substance abuse.

Emily X. R. Pan is a New York Times best selling author who writes about mental illness based on her own family's experience.

Portia De Rossi is an LGBTQ+ actor and author who told the story of how she struggled with anorexia in her memoir Unbearable Lightness (2011). 

Tara Sim is a YA fantasy author who struggles with depression and anxiety. 

Ned Vizzini was an author best known for his novel It's Kind of a Funny Story (2007). Sadly, Ned lost his battle with depression in 2013 and took his own life. 

Jasmine Warga is a New York Times best seller who struggles with depression and channels it into her writing. 

Denise Welch is an actor, author and TV personality who has struggled with post-natal/depression for multiple decades.