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A Kind of Magic

By: Anna Spargo-Ryan
Narrated by: Anna Spargo-Ryan
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Where do mental illness stories begin?

Anna's always had too many feelings. Or not enough feelings—she's never been quite sure. Debilitating panic. Extraordinary melancholy. Paranoia. Ambivalence. Fear. Despair.

From anxious child to terrified parent, mental illness has been a constant. A harsh critic in the big moments—teenage pregnancy, divorce, a dream career, falling in love—and a companion in the small ones—getting to the supermarket, feeding all her cats, remembering which child is which.

But between therapists' rooms and emergency departments, there's been a feeling even harder to explain … optimism.

In this sharp-eyed and illuminating memoir, award-winning writer Anna Spargo-Ryan pieces together the relationships between time, mental illness, and our brain as the keeper of our stories. Against the backdrop of her own experience, she interrogates reality, how it can be fractured, and why it's so hard to put it back together.

Powerfully honest, tender and often funny, A Kind of Magic blends meticulous research with vivid snapshots of the stuff that breaks us, and the magic of finding ourselves again.

©2022 Anna Spargo-Ryan (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd and Ultimo Press Anxiety Disorders Medical Mental Health Professionals & Academics Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Funny
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I got a lot of identification! Being ADHD, dyslexic and struggled with mental health and substance abuse all my life I fully understand the wanting to maintain how you feel at the moment. I'm also 16 years sober, so the worst times currently are still better than the best times from earlier life! Thank you for sharing your story!

Superb, Thank You!!!

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