An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison Summary
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A renowned psychiatrist's raw confession of her own bipolar disorder, "An Unquiet Mind" revolutionized mental health discourse by bridging clinical expertise with lived experience. This landmark memoir that transformed psychology classrooms worldwide asks: What happens when the doctor becomes the patient?
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When the Mind Becomes Both Prison and Paradise
A psychiatry professor sprints across a hospital parking lot at 2 AM, manic and disheveled. A police officer approaches, hand hovering near his weapon. Her colleague calmly explains they're both on the faculty. The officer nods and walks away. Within weeks of this incident, Kay Redfield Jamison would be completely psychotic-not as a patient she was treating, but as someone living the very illness she studied professionally. This collision between doctor and patient, between clinical knowledge and lived experience, forms the heart of one of psychiatry's most revelatory memoirs. What happens when the expert becomes the subject? When the person teaching others about madness must navigate her own descent into it? Military families in the 1950s moved constantly-four elementary schools by fifth grade wasn't unusual. Each relocation meant new friends, new customs, new ways of belonging. Yet Jamison's childhood held a peculiar magic, centered around her father's extraordinary moods. During his "high-tide" periods, the house pulsed with energy: classical music at midnight, impromptu lectures on Russian poetry, weekend experiments exploring weather patterns. He once distributed a hundred copies of a single book to near-strangers, convinced everyone needed to understand phonetic alphabets. He gave his daughter a bracelet inscribed with "Nothing is too wonderful to be true"-a sentiment that captured both his brilliance and his delusion. Her mother provided the counterweight: pragmatic, steady, unshakeable. She maintained routines amid chaos, joined clubs and became president, believed firmly in playing the hand you're dealt.
The First Warning Signs and Invisible Suffering
Finding Genius in Madness
The Beautiful Descent Into Chaos
The Resistance and Its Consequences
Love, Loss, and Finding Balance
The Gift Within the Curse
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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