Mark TayarMark Tayar has experience on both sides of the fence: as a patient across four Sydney health districts and as a mental health professional and researcher. As a Doctor of Philosophy with a thesis in education, Mark uses health education to foster systmic change and advocacy for patients/consumers. Mark uses his own real and authentic stories of mental health to help people with complex and chronic issues of distress. Mark has published academically on diversity, education, storytelling, visual metaphor and management. Mark has also published two editions of a short guide to managing psychosis which include personal vignettes from himself and his carers. Mark has worked in software, education and events as are the careers of the three protagonists of Life Postponed. This is Mark's first novel, and most sections are semi-autobiographical. These past experiences are re-contextualised into the pandemic conditions of 2020 which Mark understands having worked across four psych wards in this time. Without taking any stories from his patients, Mark draws from non-confidential themes at work, conversations with clinicians in other hospitals, and research from reputable academic or news sources. Read More Read Less