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Resilient

Surviving My Mental Illness

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Written by: Liz Grace
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An inspiring and unforgettable memoir that provides hope to others who are experiencing depression, mania, or psychosis, RESILIENT is a deeply personal account about life with mental illness, hearing loss and resiliency. Liz's journey provides encouragement for patients, families, friends, and healthcare workers by showing that recovery is possible.

At seventeen, Liz's world collapses into a place of depression, psychosis, and a revolving hospital door. She is overcome with grief and a loss of reality. Despite this, she gets to university, only for bipolar disorder (later diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder) to return to threaten all that she has worked towards.

Written to encourage empathy in those without lived experience, Liz effectively shares her emotional rollercoaster of going deaf and losing her mind, giving the listener the gift of insight she needed then, and others need now. Experience the triumphs and tribulations of surviving the world of mental illness from the view of a healthcare professional.

Listen and share this book with others to help fight the stigma of mental illness.

Content warning: This book contains content related to suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and restraints

Liz Grace is an occupational therapist and first-time author who is in recovery from schizoaffective disorder. At age sixteen, she gradually lost her hearing and learned American Sign Language (ASL). At twenty-six she received surgery for cochlear implants.

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“Liz Grace’s unflinching account sheds much-needed light on these struggles, making Resilient an incredibly valuable read for anyone who knows someone battling mental illness.” - Books That Make You

"An honest and inspiring account of a young woman’s struggles with deafness and mental illness." - Kirkus Reviews

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Must-read for mental health clinicians!

As an occupational therapist who works in mental health, I am grateful to my professional colleague for writing this book. It elevates my understanding of what I cannot see and what the client cannot express verbally. Compassion, understanding, and communication make all the difference. Thank you, Liz, for this very vulnerable share. Your unique perspective as an OT brings a unique translation of your lived experience that helps clinicians see what they need to see to have the impact they want to have. Hearing the audiobook in the author’s voice is impactful. While she is not a trained narrator, knowing she is the one speaking her story in my ear added an important layer to the experience.

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