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Theresa Larsen’s son, Matthew, comes to her
with a cut on his hand, explaining it away as an accident with a pocket
knife. But as she cleans and treats the wound, she discovers dozens of
slashes covering both of his arms. Thus begins Larsen's compelling
personal memoir about what it's like to be the parent of a mentally ill
teenager.
Cutting the Soul offers a firsthand look at mental illness, both financially and emotionally. Matthew, fourteen years old when he starts cutting, goes on to face other hardships, including suicide attempts, severe depression, and multiple stays in psychiatric hospitals.
Readers get an inside look at Matthew's life through the inclusion of his selected journal entries, and Larsen shares her own struggles with personal demons as she tries to help her son. It's a first-person account and an educational guide worth reading for any parent who’s coping with the mental illness of a child.
Cutting the Soul offers a firsthand look at mental illness, both financially and emotionally. Matthew, fourteen years old when he starts cutting, goes on to face other hardships, including suicide attempts, severe depression, and multiple stays in psychiatric hospitals.
Readers get an inside look at Matthew's life through the inclusion of his selected journal entries, and Larsen shares her own struggles with personal demons as she tries to help her son. It's a first-person account and an educational guide worth reading for any parent who’s coping with the mental illness of a child.
Check out this 5 star review by a customer!
on January 13, 2015
This
is an extremely important book for anyone who cares for someone
suffering from mental illness. If you haven't been touched by this
disease, you will be touched by one mother's determination, will and
love for her child to do what was necessary---even when necessary was
heartbreaking. Cutting the soul is an honest,open and emotionally
jarring read with the power to offer hope and resources to those who
need it and don't know where to turn.
(This is not a review - this is the cover and book description from Amazon and is part of an advertising package purchased by the author).
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