A searing account of growing up in a family shaped by bipolar disorder.
The invisible children of mental illness, finally given a voice.
A daughter’s journey through denial, diagnosis, and understanding.
Unflinching honesty about childhood, caregiving, and the courage to survive.
Bipolar disorder is an illness, not a crime – a memoir that dares to say so.
Love, fear, and forgiveness – the threads that bind a family together.
A searing account of growing up in a family shaped by bipolar disorder.
The invisible children of mental illness, finally given a voice.
A daughter’s journey through denial, diagnosis, and understanding.
Unflinching honesty about childhood, caregiving, and the courage to survive.
Bipolar disorder is an illness, not a crime – a memoir that dares to say so.
Love, fear, and forgiveness – the threads that bind a family together.
A searing memoir of growing up in a family shaped by bipolar disorder — tracing childhood, caregiving, and the courage to finally speak the unspoken truth.
The story of
Shubha Menon
Writing has the power to preserve memories, challenge perspectives, and create meaningful conversations.
After three decades in advertising, Shubha Menon dropped the “copy” from “copywriter” to become a full-time writer. Across three books, she has told the stories of a wedding planner chasing romance, eleven Muslim women reclaiming their voices, and her own family shaped by bipolar disorder — always returning to the same threads of resilience, memory, and the courage to be honest.
The story of
Shubha Menon
Writing has the power to preserve memories, challenge perspectives, and create meaningful conversations.
After three decades in advertising, Shubha Menon dropped the “copy” from “copywriter” to become a full-time writer. Across three books, she has told the stories of a wedding planner chasing romance, eleven Muslim women reclaiming their voices, and her own family shaped by bipolar disorder — always returning to the same threads of resilience, memory, and the courage to be honest.
Resilience: Stories of Muslim Women
Resilience: Stories of Muslim Women captures the lives of eleven girls from the extremely orthodox Nizamuddin Basti in New Delhi, who found their way to knowledge, jobs, and financial independence through an unconventional education. Interspersed with their stories are interviews with Muslim women lawyers, academics, and novelists, alongside an exploration of the Basti’s history, the Shah Bano case, and Triple Talaq. Above all, it is a book of inspiration, hope, and courage.
Best Selling Books
Realeasing in August 2026
Traitor in the House
An intimate memoir about growing up in a family shaped by bipolar disorder. More than a story of mental illness, it is a story of childhood, caregiving, healing, forgiveness, and the courage to reclaim one’s own voice.
Realeasing in August 2026
Traitor in the House
An intimate memoir about growing up in a family shaped by bipolar disorder. More than a story of mental illness, it is a story of childhood, caregiving, healing, forgiveness, and the courage to reclaim one’s own voice.
Stories don't change the past. They change the way we understand it.
Writing, for me, is an act of listening — to memory, to silence, and to the stories that often remain untold. I carried a lot of bottled-up angst, fear, and emotional turmoil inside me for the longest time, before I found the courage to put it into words. What I learned along the way is that trauma doesn’t go away with time. But it can be understood, and even transformed, one honest page at a time.
Work with Shubha
Writing Coach & Bibliotherapist
As a bibliotherapist trained under Ella Berthoud of The School of Life, UK, she also offers curated reading paths for those seeking clarity, calm, or a way back to their own creativity. Whether through writing coaching, bibliotherapy, workshops, or speaking engagements, Shubha creates spaces where stories become tools for reflection, personal growth, and meaningful dialogue.
As a bibliotherapist trained under Ella Berthoud of The School of Life, UK, she also offers curated reading paths for those seeking clarity, calm, or a way back to their own creativity. Whether through writing coaching, bibliotherapy, workshops, or speaking engagements, Shubha creates spaces where stories become tools for reflection, personal growth, and meaningful dialogue.
Words From Readers
A Big Thanks to Shubha Menon for such an enthralling topic on Healing via Books .. You are an amazing Bibliotherapist and a very interesting intellectual personality and it would have been a big loss had I missed ths meeting… Thanggqqq once again for coming all the way from Delhi n imparting ths awesome knowledge.
It was a very interesting way you explained the interest in books as a mirror and the soul is also effected by it. Lovely 👏👏
Thank you Shubha loved ur enlightening talk on healing thru books .would love to read the books that u have authored .Thank you for coming to Meerut for us .Hope u keep up this association with us .
Many thanks Shubha for a very interesting session. Enjoyed every word uttered by you. Your pronunciation,diction, vocabulary were truly amazing. Of course the content of your talk was another level. Never heard of Bibliography and that books also have a healing power. All the best for your future books.
Many thanks Shubha for such an interesting talk on Bibliotherapy… something that I was unaware of. Loved your candid interaction with us. Look forward to meeting you again. Best wishes for your writings.
Author · Writing Coach · Bibliotherapist
Author, writing coach and bibliotherapist, Shubha Menon works with stories, words and conversations that invite reflection, connection and growth.
Author · Writing Coach · Bibliotherapist
Author, writing coach and bibliotherapist, Shubha Menon works with stories, words and conversations that invite reflection, connection and growth.
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