Brian Marshall

Brian Marshall is an award-winning journalist in a career of more than 30 years with daily newspapers in Texas and Michigan. He writes freelance pieces for Animal Wellness magazine and others. This is his third essay for Recovery Diaries, having written about electroconvulsive therapy and a 25-year relationship with a therapist. He was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder after a debilitating depression when he was 19. He has enjoyed life with the help of medication and therapy, although struggles still crop up. He has a grown son and daughter and enjoys fishing and Detroit pro sports teams. A suburban Detroiter, he lives in Clinton Township, Michigan. He can be contacted on Facebook.