In her debut Memoir Finding Order in Disorder Ishaa Vinod Chopra addresses in lucid, simple prose what it is like to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, how it affects interpersonal relationships, and how societal norms influence our understanding of and responses to mental health issues. She provides therapeutic coping mechanisms such as Dance, Art, Yoga, and 'Mad Poetry' which helped with her lived experiences in Mental Health and being a survivor of domestic abuse in her previous marriage. Coming from two generations of filmmakers, she utilizes multidisciplinary arts to cope with, learn from, and reflect on life and its vagaries. She holds a Performing Arts Degree in Kathak and a Diploma in Early Childhood. She is in her last year of an Honours Bachelor at George Brown College, Toronto, Canada. Her first article was published in the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario (AECEO), eceLINK journal, where she delves into her lived experiences and is deeply inspired by her Research Internship Professor, Dr. Adam W.J Davies. She aims to foster empathy, positivity, and self-awareness while sparking mental health discussions and reducing self-stigmas by creating safe spaces for stigmatized conversations in committees such as the AODA (Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act), Sunnybrook Patient and Family Advisory Committee(s) and George Brown College Advocates Club. As a Member Artist of the Workman Arts Organization funded by CAMH, she integrates dance therapy into the community for healing and expression by infusing Latin, Indian Classical and Folk styles as a facilitator.
