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876 reviews for:
While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
Meg Kissinger
4.28 AVERAGE
876 reviews for:
While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
Meg Kissinger
4.28 AVERAGE
This book was a compelling first-hand view of living in a family with dysfunction, addiction and mental illness.
Heartbreaking situations, lack of resources and the stigma of mental illness compounded this family’s trauma. Meg Kissinger does a fantastic job explaining her family’s journey and in hindsight what they might have done differently.
Taking some of her power back, I appreciate her efforts as a journalist to try to expose society’s shortfalls in helping people with mental illness. A poignant and riveting read.
Heartbreaking situations, lack of resources and the stigma of mental illness compounded this family’s trauma. Meg Kissinger does a fantastic job explaining her family’s journey and in hindsight what they might have done differently.
Taking some of her power back, I appreciate her efforts as a journalist to try to expose society’s shortfalls in helping people with mental illness. A poignant and riveting read.
An important factual and sensitive look into growing up in a family suffering from mental illness. I appreciate this book and Meg Kissingers work championing for better health care and better outcomes for the many of us who battle mental illnesses and disorders every day.
Jaw dropping & heartbreaking. If it wasn’t for my toddler, I would have devoured this book in one sitting.
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still don’t know how to read so i listened to this book. not going to rate bc it was a memoir, but it was really well written and it was nice bc the author was the narrator and it was written in first person so she was just telling me her life story.
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Excellent read and a great balancing perspective after reading Bad Therapy just before this. This book is heartbreaking and filled with hope and love.
Oh man. I’m going to need a minute to let this one settle. The subject and story is heart wrenching (TW: mental health and suicide) but the author writes in such a beautiful way that you just can’t put the book down. The examination of our country’s lack of mental health care alone makes this book a great read. I also found her descriptions and writings about how the Catholic Church was woven so tightly into their family life fascinating. (And I’m surprised she so devout to be honest.) This is a touching, educational, engrossing book that I’m so glad I read.