My Story
Hi! I’m Glenda Lezeau.
It all started when I had a mental breakdown in November 2011 and had to be hospitalized in the psychiatric unit. I was rushed to the hospital because I lost all perception of reality and was having delusions, hallucinations, paranoia and more.
As I was in the psychiatric unit and was starting to get a relief from the symptoms I was experiencing, I had several epiphanies. The two biggest ones were that…
1) it was time to admit that I needed help mentally.
2) I had to learn how to love myself.
Almost ten years later and I drastically worked on both of these epiphanies.
And along that journey, I founded Rising From Bipolar.
Photo by Gaëtane Bastien @gaetane.creates
What I Do
Writing, Speaking Engagements, Workshops
Everything I do is to empower others towards their optimal well-being. I am an author, mental wellness advocate, and workshop facilitator.
I wrote Letters to My Bipolar Self (available here) to document my journey and demonstrate to others how self-love can be applied even with mental health challenges or any other challenges. Bipolar sparked my self-love journey.
Self-love has allowed me to deepen my relationship with myself and in turn my intuition has heightened. I have also been able to heal in various ways.
These experiences are why I started my workshop Mentally Rejuvenate for Mental Wellness where I take participants on an experience towards mental wellness by building a relationship with oneself.