Rebecca Lombardo is an advocate for mental health, a blogger for the Huffington Post, a podcast host, and a Social Media Specialist at International Bipolar Foundation. Rebecca battled with mental illness for twenty-five years which led to an attempt to take her life in 2013. As she recovered from that attempt, she continued to write in the hopes that she would help purge some of the pain in her life. What she never expected was that she could help others as well. This book quite simply began as a blog and became a book; where she opens up about her real and raw emotions during those two years. Key Takeaways: • Find a little bit of motivation to get up everyday • Take proactive steps everyday • Form a habit that begins to feed into the positive aspects of your personality • Balance all your relationships Mentioned Resources:It's Not Your JourneyRebecca's websiteVoices for Change 2.0 - The Podcast Connect • Get rewards and support Men's Health: Become a Patron of The ManBits • Join our growing MBP Facebook Community • Follow Paul @themanbits on Twitter • Follow Follow @themanbits on Instagram • Email [email protected] (short audio files welcome) Disclosure: This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship and may receive compensation from your actions through such links. However, I don't let that corrupt my perspective and I don't recommend only affiliates. Disclaimer: Some of the content of this podcast may contain topics of a sensitive nature such as depression, anxiety and suicide. Whilst I have experience in coaching, training and remedial therapy I'm not to provide mental health advice or counselling. Therefore, engaging with the content of this podcast should not be considered a substitute to professional therapy.