What if honesty is all it takes to set you free?

The Integrity Cure

Get your dose in print and digital from Thorndon Press, October 2025

Follow the light

Inspired by the illumination of Bipolar Type II diagnosis at age 46, and the subsequent process of healing, Donelle McKinley’s memoir offers hope of recovery from ‘incurable’ illness and lights the way for others.

In deft literary style, The Integrity Cure provides insights into a relatively common mental illness that flies under the radar of general awareness. It shares the personal experience of an unorthodox approach to therapy, which burrowed beneath the symptoms of ignorance to extract the cause of suffering.

Across 30 stories that illustrate a pattern of flight and fresh starts, the author examines the role of home, place, cultural heritage and the arts in her efforts to hold fast to her foundations.

Capturing poignant moments of her life and travels, from Stratford-upon-Avon to the Shanghai Bund, from the heart of Turkey to earthquaked New Zealand and the ivory towers of Oxford, riding a rollercoaster of hypomania and depression to diagnosis and beyond, her memoir celebrates the power of the humanities to enrich our life and understand its complexity.

With different approaches to storytelling subtly applied to serve dissociation, reinvention, and reflection, stories explore themes of vocation, love, spirituality, integrity, and freedom.

Poetic, uplifting, and unflinchingly honest, The Integrity Cure honours the precious, the painful, and the extraordinary in half a life lived bipolar.

FAQs

Which book formats will be available?

The Integrity Cure will be released in paperback and ebook on 22 October 2025.

Can I buy The Integrity Cure in my country?

The Integrity Cure will be available internationally in paperback and ebook.

Can I read a sample of The Integrity Cure?

“Selfish” is published in Otherhood: Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent (Massey University Press, 2024).

Where can I buy a copy of The Integrity Cure?

You can purchase the paperback from Amazon or place an order with your local bookshop.

You can purchase the ebook on Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.

What is the price of The Integrity Cure?

RRP Paperback: USD 19.99
RRP ebook: USD 9.99
Please note that book retailers set the purchase price.

How can I order print copies for my bookshop/library?

The Integrity Cure can be purchased in paperback from IngramSpark:
Publisher: Thorndon Press
Print length: 236 pages
ISBN Paperback: 978-0-473-73605-7

I know with absolute certainty that for me, mental illness has been the result of straying from the path of integrity paved with my values. I know it in my bones, and my stories are my proof. For 30 years, I had rewritten my code of conduct in response to the world around me, and my system had repeatedly malfunctioned. With my original settings restored, the challenge is to protect them with my life. Two months after first hearing Dan Munro’s powerful honesty, I walk away from the inevitability of mental illness, and into an exciting, alternative future.

The Integrity Cure