Crazy: Memoir of a Mom Gone Mad

When Charise Jewell decided to leave her career as a robotics engineer to pursue writing, the 40-year old mother of three had no idea that she was embarking on a real life story beyond her wildest imagination. Without warning, she rapidly descended into a severe mania, was hospitalized, and received a devastating diagnosis: bipolar 1 mood disorder. Over the following three years, Charise and her family would experience the ups and downs of her condition, the mental health care system, and t...