day at a time. I DON’T GOT THIS: Adventures in Schizophrenia and Alcoholism by Emily Journey Available in paperback and ebook editions through booksellers everywhere. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you Maggie Frank-Hsu for your commitment and... read more⇒
didn’t have to figure anything out.”
I DON’T GOT THIS: Adventures in Schizophrenia and Alcoholism by Emily Journey
Available in paperback and ebook editions through booksellers everywhere.
had tried one thing after another in her attempt to manage her relationships. She didn’t want to admit defeat. Much more urgently, she didn’t want to be alone. But, she wasn’t admitting anything. She was just, for the first time... read more⇒
2014 Emily focused on building her new business and not drinking, while Chlotene had been more severely losing touch with reality. I DON’T GOT THIS: Adventures in Schizophrenia and Alcoholism by Emily Journey Available in paperback and ebook... read more⇒
attending only a few AA meetings, Emily could no longer deny that alcohol was a problem for her. But, she didn’t want to accept this new identity of alcoholic. After months of abstaining from alcohol, Emily was still living on the edge. I... read more⇒
needed to drink but she didn’t think she needed to drink. In chapter 8 of I DON’T GOT THIS, Emily repeatedly chooses alcohol over the difficult work of facing the shame she felt over leaving her family. I DON’T GOT THIS: Adventures... read more⇒
15 years of marriage, a master’s degree in social work, and a continued fight with the catholic church, Emily was still looking to do work that made a difference. I DON’T GOT THIS: Adventures in Schizophrenia and Alcoholism by Emily... read more⇒
Chapter six of I DON’T GOT THIS, Emily works towards her master’s degree in clinical social work. But, the work hits too close to home as she studies the DSM-IV and the diagnosis of schizophrenia. I DON’T GOT THIS: Adventures in... read more⇒
finds her way out when she turns 18 and becomes engaged to Tim. In Chapter five of I DON’T GOT THIS, Emily lays her hopes on marriage and her vision of a Catholic family. I DON’T GOT THIS: Adventures in Schizophrenia and Alcoholism by... read more⇒
1979, a whole family had appeared—siblings, cousins, an aunt, an uncle—but it wasn’t the insta-family Emily hoped she would get. In chapter four of I Don’t Got This, Emily finds a letter from Theresa. I DON’T GOT THIS: Adventures... read more⇒
Emily’s sister Carol moves in, she brings a new perspective on what it means to ask for help. In chapter three of I DON’T GOT THIS, Chlotene drives away one lifeline after another as Emily looks for a way out. I DON’T GOT THIS:... read more⇒
Ruth Ann, Emily’s aunt, comes to Phoenix, her whole world changes. In chapter two of I Don’t Got This, Emily finds hope in her new found family and the generosity of strangers. I DON’T GOT THIS: Adventures in Schizophrenia and Alcoholism... read more⇒
number one new release, I Don’t Got This is a moving, insightful account of life with a schizophrenic mom and the author’s recovery from alcoholism. Emily is an only child from Phoenix who has no family besides her mother. That is until she turns... read more⇒
