Sunday, November 6, 2016 / 1-5 pm EST
BLUE / 650A Congress St, Portland, Maine / www.portcityblue.com
Join transatlantic best friends Martin Baker and Fran Houston for an afternoon of music, readings and fun, to celebrate their new book, “High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder,” and raise funds for Maine-based mental health nonprofit Family Hope (www.familyhopeme.org).
“We thank all our friends who have come together to make our book, our event, and our way of looking at mental health a different way of being in the world.” (Martin & Fran)
- Martin Baker (via Skype from the UK) & Fran Houston
- Donna Betts, Executive Director, Family Hope
- Phil Divinsky, Master of Ceremonies
- Sherrie Phair, singer extraordinaire
- Kate Beever (www.mainemusicandhealth.com/staff)
- Jason Spooner with Adam Fredrick on bass (www.jasonspooner.com/band.asp)
About the book
We all want to be there for our friends, but when your friend lives with mental illness it can be hard to know what to do, especially if you live far apart. In their new book, “High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder,” Martin and Fran share what they’ve learned about growing a supportive, mutually rewarding friendship between a “well one” and an “ill one,” no matter how far apart you live. Their motto: No one is too far away to be cared for, or to care.
About the Authors
A successful electrical engineer until illness struck, author and photographer Fran Houston has lived with bipolar disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia for over twenty years. Fran lives in Portland, Maine, and is passionate about making invisible illness visible. Three thousand miles away in the north-east of England, Martin Baker is an ASIST trained Mental Health First Aider and Time to Change Champion. A member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mind, and Bipolar UK, Martin is also Fran's primary support and lifeline.
Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/1316383898391984
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