Book Spotlight: Am I Going to Be Okay by Debra Whittam
Title : Am I Going To Be Okay? Weathering the Storms of Mental Illness, Addiction and Grief Author : Debra Whittam Publisher : Turning Point International Pages : 253 Genre : Memoir/Women’s Psychology/Applied Psychology Am I Going To Be Okay? is an American story with a universal message. Ms. Whittam traces her history in the form of stories about her all too human, and sometimes unhinged family; she throws a rope to the little girl living there, and in adulthood, is able to pull her out to safety, bit by bit. Her history is peopled with folks from a different time, a time before therapy was acceptable, 12 steps unimaginable and harsh words, backhands and even harsher silences can be spun to appear almost normal. She writes of a mother who would not or could not initiate love nor give it without condition, and a father, damn near heroic at times, abusive at others, a survivor with his head down and his sleeves rolled up. Ms. Whittam approaches her past with the clea