World Bipolar Day 2026
To mark World Bipolar Day, join me — writer, editor, mental health advocate and self-published author — Katie Rickson, as I share my bipolar story.
In 90 minutes we’ll have the chance to cover all this and more:
- My story
- What bipolar, mania and depression can look and feel like.
- Ways to reframe bipolar – including neurodiversity and a strengths-based lens.
- Creating kinder & more inclusive workplaces.
- Live reading from my pocketbook (only a couple of sections)
- Q and A.
If you’ve always wanted to attend one of my lunch and learn sessions but haven’t had the opportunity, this event is for you.
I’ve deliberately kept tickets free to make this event as accessible as possible.
Although I’m based in Aotearoa New Zealand, my hope is that we will have a truly international audience. If you can’t make it live, don’t worry this event will be recorded.
Monday 30th March 2026. 12-1:30pm NZ
Where: Online. You’ll receive a Zoom link within 24 hours of the event.
A recording will be available if you can’t make it live (or can’t stay for the whole time).
Tickets: FREE (please register though so you get the link)
Bring: A journal and pen and an open and curious mind
This is for you if:
– you follow me on social media and haven’t had a chance to come to one of my in-person events
– you might live outside of Auckland or you want to learn from the comfort of your home
– you’ve been eyeing up my workplace training but maybe you’re self-employed
– you’re looking for something free yet high-value
– you want to do something different for World Bipolar Day
– you’re interested in a lived experience perspective of bipolar (I’ve learnt all my insights and strategies the hard way, believe me!)
About Business in the Bath
My mission is to be a relatable voice for bipolar: encouraging and demonstrating how to create a life and living you love.
Business in the Bath exists to help people with bipolar – and those supporting us – see and believe that a meaningful, flexible and rewarding lifestyle is possible.
My vision is to contribute to a compassionate, informed, destigmatised world – a world where you’re no longer considered brave if you share you’ve got bipolar.
Q and A with Kathryn Burnett
Join an engaging, insightful Q&A with author & business owner Katie Rickson
Don’t miss this invaluable Q & A.
The author of “30 Things I’d Like You to Know About Bipolar” and hundreds of professional content pieces, Katie is living proof that meaningful work and bipolar can co-exist.
Her mission in life and work is to be a relatable voice for bipolar: encouraging and demonstrating how to create a life and living you love.
She is a copywriter, editor, speaker, poet, founder of Business in the Bath, and a Substack of the same name.
Expect to learn:
- Common myths about bipolar and creativity—and what’s actually true
- How creativity can shift across different mood states—and what that means for the writing process
- The different kinds of ideas that emerge at different times, and how writers make use of them
- Practical ways to stay connected to your work, even when motivation or energy fluctuates
- Whether (and how) to lean into emotional intensity—or step back from it
- How lived experience can shape character, story, and perspective on the page
NB: This session is ONLINE and the Zoom link will be accessible 30 mins before the event – AND will be sent to the email address you supplied when registering.
An audio recording of this discussion will be available to registered participants.
About Katie Rickson:
Published in The Pantograph Punch and a couple of anthologies, Katie is the author of the pocketbook, “30 Things I’d Like You to Know About Bipolar”. A freelance writer since becoming a mum in 2016, her writing offers a frank, unflinching, yet playful, view of life, creativity and work with bipolar – while rejecting toxic positivity and the hustle and grind of old-school entrepreneurship. She lives in Helensville with her husband, daughter and two cats, and is currently writing her first full-length book which is part-memoir, part-roadmap for building a life and business you love while navigating bipolar.
Facilitator: Kathryn Burnett
Kathryn is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright, public speaker and writing coach who runs super inspiring writing workshops and the Writing Room. She recently completed her role as the Story Producer on Libertine Picture’s series “Secrets at Red Rocks” and her latest produced project is “Nicola Cheeseman is Back” which premiered in 2024 and has been programmed in several festivals across Aotearoa.
She is the author of “The Productive Writer Guidebook” and has facilitated panels for the Auckland Writers Festival, the Screenwriting Research Network Conference 2017, the SPADA conference and the Fourth World Conference of Screenwriters in Berlin (2019).
Meet the author event - Auckland CBD
Hear Katie’s story. Author of 30 Things I’d Like You To Know About Bipolar
Saturday March 28th 6:30 to 8PM
I am hosting this free event at the Aaiotanga Community Space in Auckland.
Limited space – RSVP early to avoid disappointment.
Join me, Katie Rickson as I share my story of life with bipolar.
Last October, I published a pocketbook called “30 Things I’d Like You to Know About Bipolar.”
Hear me read parts of my pocketbook
Leave feeling less alone, more uplifted
A safe space to ask questions
Signed copies of my book to buy ($25 each)
Plus one free copy of my pocketbook to giveaway on the night