Entrepreneur. Author. Bipolar.
In Recovery.
A decade-long battle with mental illness and addiction left me ready to surrender. But my life now is unrecognizable from its darkest days. I am a husband, father, and the CEO of an expanding, eight-figure real estate enterprise. My memoir, Coming Up for Air (2024), tells the story of my battles with – and rebound from – addiction and bipolar disorder. It is my hope to transform the dialogue on mental illness and addiction and to help others rebound.
Entrepreneur. Author. Bipolar.
In Recovery.
A decade-long battle with mental illness and addiction left me ready to surrender. But my life now is unrecognizable from its darkest days. I am a husband, father, and the CEO of an expanding, eight-figure real estate enterprise. My memoir, Coming Up for Air (2024), tells the story of my battles with – and rebound from – addiction and bipolar disorder. It is my hope to transform the dialogue on mental illness and addiction and to help others rebound.
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“As raw as it gets.”
Coming Up for Air by David Shamszad is the story of a 15-year journey through dual diagnosis (addiction and mental health illness) in the grittiest of details. Nothing like any memoir, autobiography or “quitlit” book in the literary market, David’s story is poignant, visceral, and all too human. David’s journey is as raw as real life, sure to leave a mark on readers for years to come.
Kathryn Moris
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Shamszad is not your average CEO. Addict, mental illness advocate, mentor to underserved youth in the California Bay Area, more comfortable in a pair of Jordan’s than in a suit. David is rewriting the narrative on dual diagnosis for young men and women everywhere.
Ready to Rebound?
David gives talks to private companies, real estate industry associations, and organizations in the mental health and recovery communities.
David’s Topics
Mental Health
Addiction
Entrepreneurship
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“Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do.”
-Stephen Pressfield, Author
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