For as long back as she can remember, Julie has suffered with depression and anxiety. In her late twenties, following the death of two close family members, eighteen months apart, Julie experienced her first episode of Mania. Shortly after, she was diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder and has since been hospitalised several times.She has worked as an Employability Tutor for seven years and is currently working part time at a local college in an admin role. She also writes in her spare time and aspires to help others get more from their life’s, by eventually producing books in the field of mind, body and spirit.