Bipolar disorder sparked journey for hopeful nurse

Speaker at Catholic Health Association's annual general meeting open about 'her personal faith'

Laura Bain, a UBC graduate in biology, speaks
about her struggles with bipolar disorder at a
talk sponsored by the program TED
(Technology Entertainment Design).
Photo special to The B.C. Catholic.

Carolyn Francis' latest story features Laura Bain, a UBC graduate who recently shared her struggles with bipolar disorder at the Catholic Health Association's annual general meeting:

Typing the name Laura Bain into a Google search gets a direct link to her speech at UBC for the program TED (Technology Entertainment Design), a non-profit organization devoted to the sharing and spreading of new and innovative ideas.

Her talk was about bipolar disorder, in her case Bipolar Type II, something she knows a lot about from the inside; she was diagnosed with it in 2009. The disorder subjects its victims to highs and lows; manic states and depressions.

She was then invited to speak at the Catholic Health Association's annual general meeting Sept. 20. At both events, Bain said, she sought "to go beyond the traditional definitions and give you more of the lived experience."

Read the full story at The B.C. Catholic website.