A MIND FULL OF SCORPIONS
Katherine Tapley-Milton
Booksurge Publishing, http://www.booksurge.com ,
2006, ISBN: 978-1419640230
Paperback, 148 pp., USA $12.99
Very Highly Recommended
Reviewed by Liana Metal http://lianametal.tripod.com
Katherine Tapley-Milton lives in Sackville, New Brunswick. She graduated from Mount Allison University with a B.A. in the areas of psychology, sociology, and history and then got a two year Master of Theological Studies degree from Tyndale Seminary in Willowdale, Ontario in 1981. She has been a freelance writer for the last 25
years and has been published in over 70 periodicals. Katherine is a member of the Canadian
Mental Health Association’s National Consumer Advisory Council
A MIND FULL OF SCORPIONS is the personal
story of Kathy who has been suffering from mental
illness for almost 50 years. As the
author says:
“You may find that some of the scenes depicted in this
Book are disturbing, but I have tried to tell it like it is because I feel that society shouldn''t continue to stick its head in the sand when it comes to mental illness. Come with me as I take you through my inner space odyssey as I show you my struggle with schizoaffective disorder.”
The story starts with the author’s childhood years and her early experiences of mental illness that consequently lead to her social isolation. It is a moving story that will touch the hearts of a wide audience and help dispel the prejudice, that still prevails in small communities, against mentally ill
people.
Kathy is a survivor that has the courage to tell her own story to the public so as other people can learn how to live better. At the back of her book the readers can find helpful information and read some of her articles that have been published in the media. This book caters to adults who wish to be educated on the issue of mental illness, which many times is regarded as a taboo. Kathy tries to cross the borders and get her message across to all the people:
“I hope that in reading my book you have a better understanding of those of us who live in the shadow lands of serious emotional illness. Let’s stop the barbarism and treat mental health consumer/survivors as descent human beings. “
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