Resilient

Surviving My Mental Illness

De: Liz Grace

Narrado por: Liz Grace

Duración: 6 h y 34 m

Resumen del Editor

An inspiring and unforgettable memoir that provides hope to others who are experiencing depression, mania, or psychosis, RESILIENT is a deeply personal account about life with mental illness, hearing loss and resiliency. Liz's journey provides encouragement for patients, families, friends, and healthcare workers by showing that recovery is possible.

At seventeen, Liz's world collapses into a place of depression, psychosis, and a revolving hospital door. She is overcome with grief and a loss of reality. Despite this, she gets to university, only for bipolar disorder (later diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder) to return to threaten all that she has worked towards.

Written to encourage empathy in those without lived experience, Liz effectively shares her emotional rollercoaster of going deaf and losing her mind, giving the listener the gift of insight she needed then, and others need now. Experience the triumphs and tribulations of surviving the world of mental illness from the view of a healthcare professional.

Listen and share this book with others to help fight the stigma of mental illness.

Content warning: This book contains content related to suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and restraints

Liz Grace is an occupational therapist and first-time author who is in recovery from schizoaffective disorder. At age sixteen, she gradually lost her hearing and learned American Sign Language (ASL). At twenty-six she received surgery for cochlear implants.

©2023 Liz Grace (P)2023 Liz Grace

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Liz Grace’s unflinching account sheds much-needed light on these struggles, making Resilient an incredibly valuable read for anyone who knows someone battling mental illness.” - Books That Make You

"An honest and inspiring account of a young woman’s struggles with deafness and mental illness." - Kirkus Reviews

Great Insight!

I love people so many with mental illness and this book really helped me to understand just how differently the brain is operating when an episode occurs. Thank you for sharing your story with us. Your courage and resilience are inspiring. PS. I hope your dad reads your book.

Thank you, Liz, for your courage to share your beautiful story and help others......

I didn't dislike any single moment. In fact, I found myself upset to go to work or do chores because I wanted to stay connected with Liz in her journey, without interruption. It is brilliantly written and narrated. Such personal and sensitive details really gave me a glimpse of what my 34 year old son might experience. He's been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type at the onset of symptoms when he was in high school. And even though since the beginning as his advocate, immersing myself into reading all I could, attending many support groups....this Audible book truly brought me more insight and I am very thankful for that. Thank you, Liz.