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Eleanor Segall's life was just beginning. An aspiring actress and a family girl, she never thought her future would be derailed by mental illness. After a spate of depressive episodes, panic attacks, and social anxiety, Eleanor found herself in The Priory at age 16. The diagnosis? Bipolar Affective Disorder. But Eleanor didn't let it stop her for long. Now a successful blogger, journalist, and pillar of the mental health and Jewish communities, she writes about finding recovery and hope after being unwell. Her story is of picking herself back up again and surviving against the odds. Bring Me to Light will resonate with many, and can act as a helpful tool for others to find their light in the darkness, too.

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"""Eleanor's writing is so honest and insightful. Reading her story was extremely compelling and also inspiring. Eleanor is truly one of the bravest people I've ever known"" - Jonny Benjamin, MBE, award-winning mental health campaigner and author of THE STRANGER ON THE BRIDGE ""Eleanor's writing is insightful, honest and offers so much to those who read it. She is an amazing individual working to raise awareness around mental health and I feel so honoured to have read her story"" - Hope Virgo, founder of #DumpTheScales campaign and author of STAND TALL LITTLE GIRL ""Eleanor Segall delivers a heart breaking yet wonderful story demonstrating how sheer determination conquers all!"" - Karen Manton, author of SEARCHING FOR BRIGHTER DAYS ""Bring Me to Light had me gripped from page one. From the stories about Eleanor's Jewish ancestors to her own battle with bipolar disorder, this is a tale of survival. One that everyone should read. I don't know much about bipolar disorder but Eleanor doesn't hold back in her raw account of what it's like to live with such a stigmatised mental illness. This will shed a light on such an important topic for so many people"" - Fiona Thomas, author of DEPRESSION IN A DIGITAL AGE"

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Eleanor Segall MA(hons) is an author, freelance journalist, mental health blogger and advocate. Her mission is to write to increase understanding and end the stigma that mental illness has. She has lived with bipolar disorder since diagnosis at age 16 in 2004.Her debut book 'Bring Me to Light: Embracing my Bipolar and Social Anxiety' about her life with bipolar 1 disorder and recovery after hospitalisations, with Trigger Publishing (part of the charity Shawmind Foundation), will be published in November 2019. It is about finding light in the dark, hope where there often is none.Eleanor has written for Metro.co.uk, Glamour Magazine, Happiful Magazine and Happiful.com The Telegraph, Huffington Post UK, The Counselling Directory, The Jewish News (amongst many others) and has blogged for mental health charities such as Rethink Mental Illness, Time to Change, Mind, Bipolar UK, Self Harm UK, STOP Suicide, SANE, Phobia Support Forum and ISMA. She has been featured in articles on mental health and bipolar in Cosmopolitan UK, Elle UK, Prima and Yahoo News.Eleanor started her blog 'Be Ur Own Light' www.beurownlight.com in March 2016 to raise awareness to friends and family of what life is like living with mental health and to emphasise how, however difficult you can go on to live a happy and fulfilling life. It was nominated as a Finalist in the Health and Social Care Individual Category for the UK Blog Awards 2018 and led on to her writing her first book.She has recorded several podcasts on mental health, attended the Mind Media Awards 2018 as a highly commended journalist and is available for comment on radio, podcast or TV.Eleanor has a BA(hons) degree in English Literature and Drama from Goldsmiths University. She has a Masters in Drama Education from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and is an avid reader, writer (and musical lover). She lives in London, England with her husband.

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