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Approaching Neverland Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Peggy Kennedy

With brutal honesty and surprising humor, Peggy shares the turbulence of growing up under the shadow of Barbara's illness, of being shuffled from one family member to the next, and of visiting her mother in the mental institution. As the years pass, the shadows of Barbara's mental health challenges become a loving legacy in Peggy's quest to achieve happiness and fulfillment in her life

A vivid, haunting portrayal of one woman's struggle to understand how the past fits in with her future, Approaching Neverland is as inspiring as it is beautifully written, and will stay with you long after the last page is turned.

For further info see http://bit.ly/74V7cA

 
Romulus, My Father - Book Reviews Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   

Author: Raimond Gaita
Text Publishing Company
Paperback
Biography and Memoir
Published 7/05/2007

View reviews of the film, Romulus, My Father.

Laurie Clancy
The Age
August 15, 2005

Laurie Clancy explores a moving snapshot of a son trying to define his relationship with his father

THIS book came about in unusual circumstances. Raimond Gaita delivered the eulogy at his father's funeral in 1996, and two fellow writers urged him to publish it in the literary journal Quadrant. Out of this came the book, a spare and beautifully written memoir of his father and his own fraught relationship with him.
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I'm Not Alone: A Teen's Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has A Mental Illness Print E-mail
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Author, Michelle D. Sherman, PhD. DeAnne M. Sherman.

Publisher, Seeds of Hope USA July 2006

This book attempts to explain mental illness and provide an avenue for young people to list and explore their feelings and emotions and also explores positive ways of coping. Aspects of this book may be useful for some young people when a parent has been recently diagnosed and where the young person is seeking information about their parent's mental illness.

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Finding My Way:A Teen Print E-mail
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Author, Michelle D. Sherman, PhD. DeAnne M. Sherman.

Publisher, Seeds of Hope USA December 2005

A resource explaining, Trauma, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD. This book provides an understanding of PTSD and also looks at the effects on families experiencing PTSD in a parent. The wider affect of Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, are far reaching, across our communities.

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Out Of the Shadows Print E-mail
Written by Paul Mckillop   
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Out Of the Shadows
daughters growing up with a 'mad mother'.

Author: Catherine E Camden-Pratt.
Publisher: Finch 2006.

Catherine's work poignantly pulls together stories from the accounts of eight women growing up a mentally ill mother, she discusses trauma, abuse, deprivation and the pains in coping with a mothers' mental illness. This work mirrors some of the early life story work in nnaami, however, Catherine specifically unveils mother daughter relationships and the stages of psychological development in a way never done before, which is highly relevant to these young daughters.

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