Local author and Valley Women’s Club member Dyane Harwood gave a successful presentation about postpartum bipolar disorder and bipolar disorder at Park Hall on December 7^th. She presented a positive message including tools for coping with the disorder. She sold and signed 14 copies of her new book, Birth of a New Brain –Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder. This event was co-sponsored by the Women’s Issues Committee of the Valley Women’s Club and represents the first time the club has sponsored a lecture on the topic of local mental health issues.