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Riotous and galvanizing, Tits Up excavates the diverse truths of mammary glands from the strip club to the operating room, from the nation’s oldest human milk bank to the fit rooms of bra designers. Thornton draws insights from plastic surgeons, lactation consultants, body-positive witches, lingerie models, and “free the nipple” activists to explore the status of breasts as emblems of femininity. She examines how women’s chests have become a billion-dollar business, as well as a stage for debates about race, class, gender, and desire.

Go back in time with Deb Jeffreys, author of My Perfectly Broken Mind, to the beginning and to the troubled, neglected child who began her life of mental illness. Share the loneliness, the paranoia, and the delusions of a young girl who feels alone in her own family. Deb will share her earliest memories of mental illness, her feelings of neglect, and even the time blocks that still haunt her today.

This is one woman's journey on the rocky road of mental illness. From mental hospitals to changing diagnoses, feel the despair of a severe depressive episode and suicide attempts. Live the horror of the aftermath of a manic phase. If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder or any mood disorder, you need to listen to this book.