What Kind of Mother: A Reckoning -- Judy Sandler, Paperback
A mother's memoir that reckons with her son's descent into severe mental illness. What appears to be substance use disorder in high school later becomes a dual diagnosis as bipolar disorder emerges. Her son soon grows disillusioned with prescribed pharmaceuticals and participates in a residential treatment program that assists people in forgoing medication altogether. However, the program ultimately ejects him from the community for the very behaviors that the medication once managed. The book chronicles Sandler's initial denial of her truth, her painful awakening to mental illness in her family, and her eventual acceptance that she cannot save her son--only he can save himself.
Author: Judy Sandler
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Published: 9/8/2026
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1 lbs
Size: 8.25" H x 5.5" L x 0.8" W
ISBN: 9781959000808
