Does mental illness have a silver lining? Mounting research says yes

Ask June Gruber about life growing up in Half Moon Bay, California, and her eyes light up as she recalls the times spent with her dad. They played basketball at the school playground and splashed around in the river beneath the redwoods near her house. He cracked her friends up with his wry one-liners. When she was a teenager, they talked books and philosophy during walks on the beach. He also had his struggles. At one point, his bipolar disorder forced him to abandon the family business and quit work for six months. At times, his midlife journey into psychosis and back frightened him. Now 76, he looks back and says he is a stronger and better person for it.