Just wanted to share the news that my new book of poetry, about my journey from illness to recovery, is coming out at the end of this month, and is already available for preorder from Amazon.com. (See link below) In it are poems from my twenty-four years of writing, plus commentary by Dr. Mary O'Malley, psychiatrist.
It is called WE MAD... Read more
I don't know if anyone has read the book by Don Miguel Ruiz -- THE FOUR AGREEMENTS -- I believe it came out several years ago but it surely has timeless relevance, especially for those of us in recovery or fighting for it.
I was recently hospitalized for three weeks, due to voices, seemingly insurmountable, telling me not to speak... Read more
I've written elsewhere that my worst "break" -- my Y2K meltdown -- coincided with, was actually caused by I believe, a case of neuro-Lyme disease. Not only do I believe this, but so does my twin sister, one psychiatrist in my life as well as the "famous Dr O," the other psychiatrist in my life. (I should mention that there is also my... Read more
The following is the speech I gave to the Connecticut MHA lat night. Some of you may have heard me speak before and some of this may sound familiar, though a large part of it is new and the other parts of it have been mostly rewritten and redone. I posted it on my blog at schizophrenia.com so it also may be redundant if you already visit me there!... Read more
