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‘Bipolar Babe’ brings anti-stigma message

September 17th, 2009 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

Andrea Paquette’s personal awareness campaign might just go viral

picture 129A self-described former ‘bad-ass’, Andrea Paquette only discovered at age 26 that she had bipolar disorder, a diagnosis that helped her understand much of what had been happening over her life. One of Andrea’s current missions is to reach out to others with mental illness—young people and students in particular—and work to end stigma. She’s a firm believer in leading a balanced life. [Source: thestraight.com]

Andrea’s website, Bipolar Babe, is an online portal for connection, education, awareness-raising, and myth-busting. And, it just might make a big difference.

We speak with “Bipolar Babe”, Andrea Paquette, about her life, her work, and her website.

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Image of Andrea Paquette from her website

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