Barbara Joyce Abang
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Uganda
Barbara Joyce Abang is a Ugandan lawyer and mental-health advocate who worked for nearly two decades in Uganda's Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. In 2024, she published Be Kind to Your Mind, a memoir and mental-health guide drawing on her experience of bipolar disorder. [1][2]
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Kampala Edge Times“Barbara Joyce Abang | Be Kind to Your Mind” Long-form interview covering Abang's legal career, bipolar disorder diagnosis, repeated episodes, treatment, workplace experiences, book and advocacy priorities.
Barbara Joyce Abang — LinkedIn professional profile First-person professional record covering her government legal work and her description of Be Kind to Your Mind as a memoir and mental-health resource.
Barbara Joyce Abang — self-care reflection on LinkedIn First-person reflection on previously neglecting her health and relationships and her later emphasis on self-care, family, faith and health.
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