elder_millennialnitemar_reads (Ashley)'s Reviews > While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence

Excellent! It really helped to paint a picture of just how taboo mental health issues were not so long ago. The mentality of keeping it all behind closed doors without explanation hinders the diagnosed from ever fully healing and learning to live with their ‘new’ self. The familial fallout is catastrophic, echoing down generations. Mental health issues should not be silenced but discussed. Shame dies when stories are told in safe places 💖
Thank you so much to Meg Kissinger, Celadon Books, & Goodreads for this ARC copy in exchange for my unbiased opinion.