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Completely Normal and Totally Fine
- Author
- Rosie Viva
- Narrator
- Rosie Viva
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 8 May 2025
- Run Time
- 5 hours 48 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
“Rosie is an inspiration” — Dua Lipa
“Full of humour and hope” — Hannah Murray, author of The Make-Believe
“Raw, yet surprisingly upbeat” — Sunday Times
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An honest, moving and darkly funny memoir about bipolar disorder, mental health and finding hope in the chaos.
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In 2018, model Rosie Viva experienced a psychotic episode at Stansted Airport that led to her arrest and the evacuation of the terminal. What followed was a diagnosis of bipolar disorder — and a life turned upside down.
In Completely Normal and Totally Fine, Rosie takes you inside the extreme highs of mania, the isolating lows of depression, and the long, complicated journey towards stability and recovery.
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With humour, vulnerability and honesty, Rosie explores:
- Living with bipolar disorder and its impact on everyday life
- Mania, depression and psychosis
- Mental health, identity, relationships and love
- Diagnosis, recovery and challenging the stigma around mental illness
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Whether you live with bipolar, support someone who does, or want to better understand mental health, this is a deeply personal memoir about survival, self-acceptance and hope. Funny, heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting, this book is a reminder that even when life feels anything but normal, you are not alone.
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“Unflinching” — Bipolar UK
“A gift to anyone touched by bipolar.” — Leanne Toshiko Simpson
“An open and honest account of what happens when you lose your mind.” — Service95
Critics Review
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Rosie has transformed her bipolar journey into a superpower, inspiring and creating a safe space for others - she's an inspiration.
Dua Lipa
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Rosie Viva's Completely Normal and Totally Fine reveals an unflinching insight into the challenges of living with bipolar, a complex and often misunderstood mental illness. It will leave readers with a deeper understanding of what it's like to live with bipolar.
Bipolar UK
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A powerful story - Rosie takes us through the highs, lows, and everything in between of living with bipolar. Insightful, sad at times, but ultimately uplifting!
Adrienne Adhami
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Completely Normal and Totally Fine is a gift to anyone touched by bipolar disorder. Viva’s writing bursts with authenticity and warmth, reminding readers that while mental illness can feel heavy to carry, sharing our stories helps lighten the load. Her story is both a comfort and a triumph.
Leanne Toshiko Simpson, author of Never Been Better
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A fittingly open and honest account of what happens when you lose your mind
Service95
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A raw, honest, surprisingly upbeat but often uncomfortable account of a young woman’s unravelling
The Sunday Times Style
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Rosie Viva shares her story with generosity and fearlessness. A powerful book full of humour and hope, Completely Normal and Totally Fine is deeply relatable and heartbreakingly real
Hannah Murray, author of The Make-Believe
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Details
- Author
- Rosie Viva
- Narrator
- Rosie Viva
- Duration
- 5 hours 48 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 May 2025
- ISBN
- 9781526679390
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Coping with / advice about depression and other mood disorders, Coping with / advice about mental health issues or topics, Memoirs
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Completely Normal and Totally Fine, written and read by Rosie Viva.“Rosie is an inspiration” — Dua Lipa“Full of humour and hope” — Hannah Murray, author of The Make-Believe“Raw, yet surprisingly upbeat” — Sunday Times_______________An honest, moving and darkly funny memoir about bipolar disorder, mental health and finding hope in the chaos._______________In 2018, model Rosie Viva experienced a psychotic episode at Stansted Airport that led to her arrest and the evacuation of the terminal. What followed was a diagnosis of bipolar disorder — and a life turned upside down.In Completely Normal and Totally Fine, Rosie takes you inside the extreme highs of mania, the isolating lows of depression, and the long, complicated journey towards stability and recovery._______________With humour, vulnerability and honesty, Rosie explores:- Living with bipolar disorder and its impact on everyday life- Mania, depression and psychosis- Mental health, identity, relationships and love- Diagnosis, recovery and challenging the stigma around mental illness_______________Whether you live with bipolar, support someone who does, or want to better understand mental health, this is a deeply personal memoir about survival, self-acceptance and hope. Funny, heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting, this book is a reminder that even when life feels anything but normal, you are not alone._______________“Unflinching” — Bipolar UK“A gift to anyone touched by bipolar.” — Leanne Toshiko Simpson“An open and honest account of what happens when you lose your mind.” — Service95
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