Posts Tagged ‘mental health advocacy’
I finally turned around and saw dementia’s ugly, unwanted face
My mom passed away the summer of 2017.
I didn’t have the emotional stamina for writing about it
as we lived through it.
Book Review: Walks on the Margins: A Story of Bipolar Illness by Kathy Brandt and Max Maddox
I love this book. The co-authors seamlessly intertwine a full spectrum of education and complex issues associated with living with and the treatment of bipolar 1 disorder within the story of their true emotional and personal lived experiences.
It’s an important work. It contributes to the conversation about the reality of the existence of mental illness, the deplorable lack of available adequate professional treatment, and the skewed social policies and civil rights laws surrounding the care of those with mental illness in the United States.