Our team is driven by a shared commitment to education, advocacy, and empowerment for those navigating life with mental health challenges.
Perri Adams
Founder | Secretary | Blogger, professional office manager, social media strategist, devoted wife, and mother of 11. With over 25 years of lived experience supporting her family through bipolar disorder and anxiety, she offers a unique and compassionate perspective on mental health advocacy. Her writing often addresses the challenges within the school system for children with mental health disabilities and sheds light on the struggles faced by those with invisible disabilities.
Grayson Adams
Blogger Grayson is an 13-year-old student and blogger navigating life with a recent bipolar I diagnosis. Through his writing, he shares the real ups and downs of school, home life, and growing up with mental health needs, offering an honest perspective for kids, teens, and families. With humor, honesty, and hope, Grayson helps others understand what life is like for young people facing similar challenges.
Jonathan Adams
Founder | President | Blogger, entrepreneur, and product developer with over 30 years of lived experience managing bipolar I. Drawing on 51 years of life insights, he shares what has and hasn’t worked in his own mental health journey. Through Beyond Bipolar, Jonathan works to break stigma, promote understanding, and explore the full spectrum of mental health awareness.
Janet Summers
Blogger Janet is a cancer survivor, animal lover, and wife with over 40 years of lived experience managing bipolar I. She shares heartfelt insights into the challenges of being misunderstood due to mental health disabilities, while also exploring the therapeutic power of nature and the ocean. Through her writing, Janet encourages others to seek help, embrace support groups, and find healing in community and connection.
Linda Burby
Blogger Linda is a writer, artist, and certified Peer Support Specialist with over 50 years of lived experience managing bipolar disorder. A former social worker with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare, she has worked with both the aging population and in community-based mental health services through ACT teams. Combining professional expertise with personal experience, Linda offers a unique perspective on mental health advocacy and support, often saying, “I can build from both sides of the desk.”
Shira Tese
Blogger Shira is a retired school teacher, cancer survivor, and devoted wife, mother, sibling, grandparent, and great-grandparent with 25 years of lived experience managing a bipolar diagnosis. Through her writing, she shares wisdom gained from decades of life experience, offering encouragement, resilience, and hope to others navigating their own mental health journeys.
Chelsea Lea
Blogger Chelsea, born and raised in Maine, has over 34 years of lived experience in the mental health community and personally manages anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Drawing from her own journey and a lifetime surrounded by friends and family with diverse mental health experiences, including bipolar disorder, OCD, autism, and addiction, she writes about building coping tools, embracing neurodiversity, and finding strength in shared struggles.
Ghost Writer
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