Mental Illness Family

Prologue to an Epitaph is an exciting, moving account in which the author relays a compelling narrative from four different viewpoints - the diametrically opposing perspectives of a neonatal intensive care unit nurse, the teen mother, her younger brother, and the preemie herself.

Outside, the Sky Is Blue is a beautifully drawn, heartbreaking yet also joyful memoir of growing up, of happiness and love, of living with physical and mental ill health, and of being the only one left of a family that had once had so much colour and life.

They say crows remember human faces. But what if they remember our sins as well? Seventeen-year-old Natalie Parson has always seen things others can’t. The doctors call it a mental illness. Her parents call it a phase. The pills are supposed to make the visions stop. But when a single crow appears on her mailbox—watching, waiting—Natalie knows this is something medication can’t fix. Soon one crow becomes hundreds, then thousands, descending upon the perfect suburban community of Oakridge Estates. As her classmates begin to die in bizarre circumstances, Natalie discovers a terrifying...

In Swimming Aimlessly, Waldman shares his family’s infertility story, a years-long, crazy expensive, physically and emotionally exhausting ride. He also speaks with other couples, doctors, and fertility experts, providing not only the latest science, but more intimate advice about the ups and downs of trying to conceive, keeping the partnership healthy, and dealing with the inevitable losses that come - even when the journey ends in a baby.

In How Babies Sleep, Sofia Axelrod, PhD - neuroscientist, sleep consultant, and mother of two - introduces the first baby sleep method that is truly rooted in the science of sleep. After having her first child, Axelrod realized that the typical baby sleep advice conflicted with the actual science of sleep, including the findings from her mentor's Nobel Prize-winning sleep lab. She developed her transformative method based on the latest discoveries about our body's circadian clock and how it is disturbed by light and other external stimuli.

Like the Three Musketeers, we played and pretended, but deep down we all know that two of us were being... tortured in our own home. This is the heartbreaking story of a brother and sister living with a mentally ill mother, whose destructive abuse threatens to destroy their lives. They escape reality and find solace with their beloved best friend, who sticks by them through all the ups and downs of their home life. Join them on their journey together through good times and bad, and find out what the future holds for these poor little souls.

Kids of Appetite by David Arnold is a tragicomedy of first love and devastating loss for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Jennifer Niven. In the Hackensack Police Department, Vic Benucci and his friend, Mad, are explaining how they found themselves wrapped up in a grisly murder. But in order to tell that story, they have to go way back.... It all started when Vic's dad died. Vic's dad was his best friend, and even now, two years later, he can't bring himself to touch the Untouchable Urn of Oblivion that sits in his front hall.

DG is five the first time her mother goes away. She’ll go away again and again before DG finally understands why: mental illness and a manipulating husband. DG’s family aren’t like other families. Her father moves them constantly. Moving, along with the stigma of mental illness, isolates the family. In public, they seem the perfect American dream. In private they grow increasingly unstable. Darling Girl unfolds in a series of vignettes spanning 10 years and four continents.

When Stella's father, Leon, disappears in September 2001, the police knock at her door. She baulks at their questions, not sure how to answer. 'What if I just write it down for you?' One summer, a long time ago, Stella sat watching her father cry while the sky clouded over. He had tried to make amends: for his failures, for forgetting to buy the doll she once hoped for, for the terrible things he had done. The first time Stella sensed that something was wrong was on her ninth birthday. There was an accident, and when she opened her eyes there was the tang of blood in her mouth.

Over half of all cases of mental illness start before the age of 14. This audiobook examines mental health in this age group, the policies and services on offer, how and why certain people are affected, and what can be done by schools and individuals to provide intervention, prevention, and support.

For almost four decades, Bartholomew Neil has done nothing but live with his mom. When she begins calling him Richard - for reasons unknown - and then dies, Bartholomew is woefully unprepared.”

Just as Daniel is trying to fit in at his new school, his mum, the head teacher, stops taking her medicine. As she starts behaving more and more weirdly, Daniel realizes that his mum is ill - and he is the only person who can help her.