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Title: Mom Mania and Me Author: Diane Dweller Publisher: Amazon, Barns and Noble Winner 'Trophy Award' nnaami waymi Published in 2016
Diane Dwellers Book Mom Mania and Me Surviving and Changing a Volatile Relationship
Dianes Book Mom Mania and Me is an account of their life coping with her mother Dixie. Her book is a magnificent achievement which would have taken many years to complete, even for such an accomplished author.
Growing up in Texas with a doctor father and nurse mother, Diane recounts the story of great survival against the odds.
Dixie was the unstoppable ever-on-the-go-party planner and organiser, high in mania from a bipolar illness. She is organising everyone, shopping incessantly, buying cars and speeding everywhere. Diane recounts with passion of her mothers absurd antics and darker mood which takes a huge toll on family and friends. Diane seeks and finds, ways to escape the trauma (which no one else ever knows about) of Dixies Scary Angry Mom outbursts of physical and emotional abuse.
From a traumatic, devastating, roller coaster ride of a life, Diane manages to gain greater understanding about her mother. She develops survival behaviours and discovers significant insights into managing her mother. With greater self-esteem and confidence she overcomes fears and her burden of pain. She finds ways to deal with her unfaithful first husband and other difficult people and eventually begins to love her mother. By sheer determination and courage Diane has triumphed over her highly critical mother who was rarely medication compliant. Diane shares several gems of wisdom.
Dianes experience highlights significant ways in managing a parent with mental illness.
Wonderfully written, Dianes compelling account of her childhood struggle with her moms mania/bipolar illness is highly recommended. Anyone managing a parent with a mental illness and all those who know someone experiencing mental illness would appreciate the insights which Diane shares with us in Mom Mania and Me. Professionals in the fields of Mental Health, Justice, Family Welfare and Family Violence must read this book.
NNAAMI and WAYMI have awarded Diane Dweller the Trophy Award 2016 for her book Mom Mania and Me
This will be available to viewed on our site nnaami.org
Mr Paul Mckillop
Convenor
The National Network of Adult and Adolescent children who have a Mentally Ill parent/s. NNAAMI www.nnaami.org
World Association of Young People and Others who have a Mentally Ill parent. WAYMI
More information on this book can be found at http://www.dianedweller.com/media.html
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