Unglued

“A vivid and raw story of two people who loved each other’s ways of being, sarcasm and all, until bipolar disorder ripped dangerously into their relationship. The husband struggled with the ambiguous loss stemming from his wife’s late-onset illness. Angry and nearly unhinged, he recognized it was he who must change because the illness would not. Only at that point he was ready to grieve the loss of someone still there. Those who love someone with a serious mental illness should read this book. Caution: strong language for strong feelings.”
— Pauline Boss, PhD, author of Ambiguous Loss (Harvard University Press) and
Loving Someone Who Has Dementia (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley)

“I laughed aloud one moment and felt terrified the next. Super smart and compassionate. 
Honest and raw. A comfort to those struggling with the impact of mental illness.”
—Amy Sickel, PhD, professor and former psychiatric clinician, Columbia, Maryland

“Beautifully written and just plain honest. I can’t even say how much I needed to read this book.”
—Kareem Smith, who supported his mother’s battle with a mood disorder, St. Paul, Minnesota 

“The work of a master storyteller, Unglued is a mixture of sadness and levity. It’s a valuable resource for the mental health community, for consumers of mental health services and their ­partners, and for providers.”
—Bruce Lackie, PhD, clinical social worker and trauma therapist, Orono, Maine