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"""In Mom, Mania, and Me, Diane Dweller takes us on a heroic and unflinching look at the challenging reality of growing up with a mentally ill and abusive mother. This page-turner offers more than a simple account of her difficult childhood-Diane offers her hard-earned wisdom and insights into how to cope, thrive, and ultimately create a positive relationship with ourselves and the parent who caused us pain. A poignant, inspiring, and informative must-read."" - Virginia A. Simpson, Ph.D., FT, Bereavement Care Specialist and author of The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life ""An intimate portrayal of growing up with a mentally ill mother, Mom, Mania, and Me will be validating and inspiring for others who walk this path. We see not only the devastating impacts of a lack of maternal love but also the healing that can happen as we grow beyond the past."" - Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC, author of The Emotionally Absent Mother ""With poignant and insightful writing, Dweller's story is one of heart break, loss, and the power to endure as long as it takes to find compassion. ... Dramatic final scene ... Worth Your Time"" - Psych Central, Claire Nana, Reviewer ""This beautifully written memoir reveals what occurs in the heart and mind of a daughter trying to cope with her mentally ill parent."" - Susan Forward, Ph.D. author of Toxic Parents and Mothers Who Can't Love"

""In Mom, Mania, and Me, Diane Dweller takes us on a heroic and unflinching look at the challenging reality of growing up with a mentally ill and abusive mother. This page-turner offers more than a simple account of her difficult childhood-Diane offers her hard-earned wisdom and insights into how to cope, thrive, and ultimately create a positive relationship with ourselves and the parent who caused us pain. A poignant, inspiring, and informative must-read."" - Virginia A. Simpson, Ph.D., FT, Bereavement Care Specialist and author of The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life ""An intimate portrayal of growing up with a mentally ill mother, Mom, Mania, and Me will be validating and inspiring for others who walk this path. We see not only the devastating impacts of a lack of maternal love but also the healing that can happen as we grow beyond the past."" - Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC, author of The Emotionally Absent Mother ""With poignant and insightful writing, Dweller's story is one of heart break, loss, and the power to endure as long as it takes to find compassion. ... Dramatic final scene ... Worth Your Time"" - Psych Central, Claire Nana, Reviewer ""This beautifully written memoir reveals what occurs in the heart and mind of a daughter trying to cope with her mentally ill parent."" - Susan Forward, Ph.D. author of Toxic Parents and Mothers Who Can't Love

In Mom, Mania, and Me, Diane Dweller takes us on a heroic and unflinching look at the challenging reality of growing up with a mentally ill and abusive mother. This page-turner offers more than a simple account of her difficult childhood-Diane offers her hard-earned wisdom and insights into how to cope, thrive, and ultimately create a positive relationship with ourselves and the parent who caused us pain. A poignant, inspiring, and informative must-read. - Virginia A. Simpson, Ph.D., FT, Bereavement Care Specialist and author of The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life An intimate portrayal of growing up with a mentally ill mother, Mom, Mania, and Me will be validating and inspiring for others who walk this path. We see not only the devastating impacts of a lack of maternal love but also the healing that can happen as we grow beyond the past. - Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC, author of The Emotionally Absent Mother With poignant and insightful writing, Dweller's story is one of heart break, loss, and the power to endure as long as it takes to find compassion. ... Dramatic final scene ... Worth Your Time - Psych Central, Claire Nana, Reviewer This beautifully written memoir reveals what occurs in the heart and mind of a daughter trying to cope with her mentally ill parent. - Susan Forward, Ph.D. author of Toxic Parents and Mothers Who Can't Love

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Diane Dweller is an optimistic survivor. Her ability to survive began in childhood growing up with a mentally ill mother. Scared, intimidated, and insecure, Dweller became determined to succeed-to show that she could do something right. And succeed she does as the author of a nationally acclaimed book published by Simon & Schuster. She has been a columnist for ""The New York Daily News"" and appeared on ""CBS This Morning,"" CNBC, NBC, LIFETIME, QVC, and FOX shows. A graduate of Texas Tech and Stanford University, Dweller is married, and the mother of three.

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