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Link – 50 Must-Read Memoirs About Mental Illness

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

Since I was just talking about science telling us that stories of recovery from mental health struggles can be helpful, maybe you would want to check out this list put together by Sarah Davis below.

I will not admit to having read all of these, and have no opinion of whether they truly are helpful beyond what Sarah says about them, but if you have read any of them, let us know what you thought about it, and whether you’d recommend it.

https://bookriot.com/2019/05/08/memoirs-about-mental-illness/

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