Thriving with bipolar
A Personal and Practical Guide to Living Well
Written by TV Presenter and Bipolar UK ambassador, Leah Charles-King.
Living with bipolar can feel confusing, overwhelming, and at times completely isolating.
When TV presenter and mental health advocate Leah Charles-King was diagnosed with bipolar type 1, she searched for guidance that went beyond medical explanations and vague advice.
What she needed was something honest, practical, and grounded in real experience.
That book didn’t exist.
So she wrote it.
TV Presenter | Speaker | Author | Mental Health Advocate
Leah Charles-King is a TV presenter, speaker, author and mental health advocate with a 25 year career in television.
She is currently a presenter on Channel 4’s ‘A Place in the Sun’.
Leah uses her platform to challenge stigma, tackle inequality, and lead honest conversations around mental health and wellbeing.
Leah is an ambassador for Bipolar UK and hosts major awareness events and campaigns, including World Bipolar Day.
Known for her honesty and lived experience, Leah brings real, grounded conversations about mental health to audiences across the UK and internationally.
Her debut book, ‘Thriving with bipolar’, is a deeply personal and practical guide to building stability and learning how to live well with the condition.
‘Thriving with bipolar: A Personal & Practical Guide to Living Well’ is not a clinical textbook and it is not a memoir.
It is a straight talking, practical guide for anyone who wants tools that actually hold up in everyday life.
A Practical Guide for Living Well
‘Drawing on more than a decade of personal lived experience, Leah shares the insights, strategies and lessons that helped her rebuild stability, regain confidence and protect her wellbeing.
This book explores the real challenges of living with bipolar and the habits that help create a life that feels balanced, meaningful and sustainable.
What You’ll Learn
Practical habits that support mental wellbeing including sleep, routine and boundaries.
Understanding your patterns
Learn how to recognise the early warning signs that your mood may be shifting and what to do about it.
Protecting your stability
Strengthening confidence and learning how to move forward after difficult periods.
Advocating for yourself
How to use your voice when navigating healthcare, relationships and work.
Rebuilding trust with yourself
What People Are Saying
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"No exaggeration - this book is life changing: a must have for anyone with bipolar"
— Fran R
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"As our ambassador - we are proud to support Leah’s book and believe it will help so many who live with bipolar”
— Bipolar UK
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"This is the bipolar handbook of the century”
— Dom A
Featured Products
Thriving with bipolar — Your Self Management Toolkit
UK CUSTOMERS ONLY
Living with bipolar is one thing.
Learning how to manage it is another.
A practical guide and structured tools to help you understand where you are, support yourself day to day, and start making real, lasting changes.
Living with bipolar isn’t just about understanding it — it’s about learning how to manage it in a way that actually works for you.
This bundle brings together the book and a set of structured, practical tools to help you do exactly that. It’s designed to support you as you read, reflect, and start making real, meaningful changes in your day-to-day life.
What’s Included:
Signed Hardback Copy — Thriving with bipolar: A Personal and Practical Guide to Living Well
Your foundation. A grounded, honest guide based on lived experience, combining real insight, practical strategies, and the kind of understanding that only comes from someone who’s actually lived it.
The bipolar Self-Check
A clear, structured way to understand where you are and what needs your attention right now.
This helps you step back, assess how you’ve been managing, and recognise what may need to change, improve, or be supported.
The Thriving Reflection Guide
Carefully designed prompts to use alongside each chapter, helping you slow down, think about what you’re reading, and apply it to your own life in a way that actually sticks.
The Daily Reset
A simple, repeatable structure to help you steady yourself and move through the day when your mood, energy, or focus shifts.
Something you can come back to daily, so you’re not left trying to figure things out in the moment.
Bonus 1: Your Crisis Plan
A practical, preventative tool to support you during difficult moments — so you already know what to do, who to reach out to, and how to take care of yourself when things start to feel overwhelming.
Bonus 2: The Thinking Tool
A structured way to slow down racing thoughts, organise your thinking, and respond more clearly in the moment.
Why This Toolkit Works
Everything in this Toolkit has a clear role:
The main book gives you the understanding, insight, and practical foundation to manage bipolar in a way that actually works for you
The bipolar Self-Check helps you see where you are right now and what might need attention
The Reflection Guide helps you process and apply what you’re learning
The Daily Reset supports you in real time, day to day
The Crisis Plan helps you stay prepared and protected during more difficult periods
It’s not just information — it’s a way of working through things with structure, clarity, and support.
Who This Is For
If you’ve recently been diagnosed and want something practical to start with
If you’ve been living with bipolar for years but feel stuck, inconsistent, or ready for change
If you want more than just information — you want life-changing, practical tools you can actually use in your daily life
What You’ll Walk Away With
A deeper understanding of bipolar and how it shows up for you
A book you can return to, reflect on, and learn from over time
Practical tools to help you manage your day-to-day life more steadily
Greater awareness of your patterns, needs, and what genuinely helps you
A clearer sense of direction in how you move forward
Your full bipolar management system includes:
✔ Signed hardback copy of Thriving with bipolar
✔ Thriving Bookmark
✔ Personalised thank you card
✔ The bipolar Self-Check
✔ The Thriving Reflection Guide
✔ The Daily Reset
✔ Bonus 1: Crisis Plan
✔ Bonus 2: The Thinking Tool
A Final Note
This isn’t about quick fixes or empty promises.
It’s about having something real to work with — something you can come back to, use properly, and build on over time.
Dear Customer
You will receive your Thriving Toolkit bundle to your inbox immediately after purchase. You should receive your signed hardback book typically within 7-15 days of purchase. Please use the message box during checkout to tell me who to sign the book to.
UK CUSTOMERS ONLY.
NEW
‘Become the Expert on You!’ is a 72-page printable and fillable mental health workbook designed to help you understand your personal patterns, triggers, early warning signs and what genuinely helps you stay well.
Created from lived experience, this workbook helps you build a clearer picture of your own mental health so you can recognise changes sooner, communicate what you need more clearly and make more informed decisions about your wellbeing.
Inside you’ll explore:
• What “well” looks like for you
• Your personal baseline
• Your recurring mental health patterns
• What tends to change first
• External, internal and physical triggers
• Your Trigger and Response Map
• Green, Amber and Red early warning signs
• What genuinely helps you
• What does not help you
• What you need at different stages
• Your personal non negotiables
• The people and environments that support or drain you
• Your Personal Pattern Map
• Your Expert on Me Profile
• Key takeaways and reflections
PRINT IT OR COMPLETE IT DIGITALLY
This is a printable and fillable PDF, so you can:
• type directly into the workbook digitally
• print the full workbook
• print only the pages you need
• return to sections as you learn more about yourself
• update your answers over time
WHO IS IT FOR?
This workbook is for anyone who wants to understand their mental health more clearly and become more confident recognising their own patterns.
It may be especially useful if you want to:
• understand what keeps you well
• recognise recurring patterns
• identify your triggers
• spot early warning signs sooner
• understand what you need when things start to change
• explain your experiences more clearly in appointments or conversations
• build a more personalised approach to protecting your stability
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
1 x digital PDF
72 pages
Printable and fillable
Instant digital download
PLEASE NOTE
This is a digital product only. No physical item will be posted.
A Physical version of this workbook available on Amazon
This workbook is an educational and self-management resource. It is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, therapy or professional mental health care.
For personal use only. Please do not reproduce, resell, redistribute or share the file.
Created from lived experience. Designed to actually be used.
EXPLORE THE STABILITY COLLECTION:
‘The Stability Planner’
A printable and fillable mental health planner designed to help you protect your stability day to day.
A Simple System For Protecting Your Mental Wellbeing.
Understand what helps. Notice changes earlier. Protect your stability.
‘Speak Up’
A printable and fillable self-advocacy workbook designed to help you prepare for healthcare appointments and speak up more confidently about your care.
Prepare for healthcare appointments and learn how to advocate for yourself.
Get clear on what you need to say. Ask the questions that matter. Understand what happens next.
Book Leah To Speak
Leah’s talks combine lived experience with practical insight, helping audiences better understand mental health, bipolar awareness, resilience, women’s health and authentic wellbeing.
As an experienced presenter and host, Leah brings professionalism, warmth and presence to every stage — whether leading an event, facilitating conversations or delivering a keynote.
Known for her honesty and ability to connect, Leah delivers conversations that stay with people long after the event.
Leah is available for:
• Event hosting and Presenting
• Keynote speaking
• Corporate and Mental Health events
• Panels and Conferences
• Award shows and Galas
• Media appearances
• Podcasts and Interviews
The Thriving Circle
Explore the Thriving Circle merch + mental health management tools, digital workbooks and exclusive items inspired by the book.