Kay Redfield Jamison

Kay Redfield Jamison is a clinical psychologist, writer, and a leading authority on mood disorders. She shares her insights and personal experiences, offering brands a unique perspective on mental health advocacy and understanding. After earning her B.A. and M.A.

This was followed by ‘Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament’ (1993), and the acclaimed memoir ‘An Unquiet Mind’ (1995), which earned her the National Mental Health Association’s William Styron Award that year. Her expertise was further recognized with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Research Award (1996) and the Community Mental Health Leadership Award (1999), the year she also published ‘Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide’. Her significant impact was formally acknowledged with a MacArthur Fellowship in 2001. Throughout the 2000s, Dr.

Jamison became a highly sought-after speaker, delivering distinguished lectures at Harvard University (2002) and the University of Oxford (2003). She continued to expand her body of work with ‘Exuberance: The Passion for Life’ in 2004. From 2009 to 2010, she served as Honorary President and board member of the Canadian Psychological Association, while also releasing her memoir ‘Nothing Was the Same’ (2009). Her academic contributions were acknowledged with an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of St Andrews in 2010, the same year she appeared as a panelist on Charlie Rose’s Brain Series on PBS.

Her most recent work, ‘Fires in the Dark: Healing the Mind, the Oldest Branch of Medicine,’ was released in 2023. As a clinical psychologist and writer, Dr. Jamison continues to share invaluable insights on mental health advocacy and understanding for global audiences.