Millions of people are diagnosed with bipolar disorder every year. Most of them receive a prescription, a pamphlet, and a follow-up appointment. Almost none of them receive a manual.
Still Here is that manual.
Adam Flesner combines a master’s degree in exercise and nutrition science, a decade of living with bipolar I disorder, and multiple hospitalizations to write the book that didn’t exist when he needed it. Part memoir, part evidence-based field guide, part theological reflection — Still Here covers how bipolar disorder actually works at the neurological level, what destabilizes a bipolar brain and what protects it, how to build a relapse prevention system from the ground up, and how faith and science can occupy the same life without contradiction.
This is not a book about managing symptoms. It’s a book about building a life — one with enough structure to contain the illness, enough honesty to face it, and enough purpose to make the fight worth it.
Inside you’ll find:
∙ What bipolar disorder actually does to the brain — and why that changes everything about how you respond to it
∙ A sleep and circadian rhythm protocol built specifically for a bipolar nervous system
∙ An evidence-based supplement guide covering what helps, what’s neutral, and what can trigger an episode
∙ A relapse prevention system built from years of trial, failure, and refinement
∙ Honest theology for people whose faith hasn’t fixed their brain — and why that’s not a contradiction
∙ A practical tools appendix with every framework, script, and protocol from the book in one place
This book is for:
∙ The person who just got diagnosed and feels like their identity has imploded overnight
∙ The one who has been managing for years and still feels like they’re improvising
∙ The high-functioning achiever who schedules meetings in the morning and cries in their car at lunch
∙ The family member trying to understand what they’re watching
∙ Anyone who has wondered whether survival is enough, or whether something more is actually possible
The answer is yes. This book is the evidence.
