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Andrea Jongbloed lives in Abbotsford, BC, Canada with her husband. She works as a community mental health outreach support worker with Fraser Health. She has lived successfully with bipolar disorder for 18 years and is passionate about mental health recovery. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, particularly sailing.

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