Where Are the Cocoa Puffs?: A Family's Journey Through Bipolar Disorder
Where Are the Cocoa Puffs?is an engaging family story of what happens when the eighteen-year-old daughter develops bipolar disorder. It is very well written and accurately reflects the effects of this disorder on all members of the family. Strongly recommended. --E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., author ofSurviving SchizophreniaandSurviving Manic DepressionWhere Are the Cocoa Puffs?is a coming of age story. It provides an authentic look at a teenager, her family, and friends who struggle to come to terms with the onset of her mental illness and to find a balance between hope and acceptance. Read it for its own sake. Read it to learn. It speaks to many truths. --Michael J. Fitzpatrick, MSW Executive Director, NAMI NationalFasten your seat belt as you're drawn into the Benson family's desperate struggle to manage their eighteen-year-old daughter's terrifying plunge into a world where the line between rationality and madness is often blurred - the world of bipolar disorder. I highly recommend this book. It will challenge, educate, and most importantly, it will inspire you. --Dr. Joseph J. Luciani, bestselling author ofSelf-Coaching: The Powerful Program to Beat Anxiety & DepressionWhere Are the Cocoa Puffs?is a coming of age story. It provides an authentic look at a teenager, her family, and friends who struggle to come to terms with the onset of her mental illness and to find a balance between hope and acceptance. Read it for its own sake. Read it to learn. It speaks to many truths. --Michael J. Fitzpatrick, MSW Executive Director, NAMI NationalFasten your seat belt as you're drawn into the Benson family's desperate struggle to manage their eighteen-year-old daughter's terrifying plunge into a world where the line between rationality and madness is often blurred - the world of bipolar disorder. I highly recommend this book. It will challenge, educate, and most importantly, it will inspire you. --Dr. Joseph J. Luciani, bestselling author ofSelf-Coaching: The Powerful Program to Beat Anxiety & Depression