Mental Illness from the Sidelines: Navigating The Cave
Language: English
Published by FriesenPress, 2026
- Hardcover
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246 pages. 5.50x0.69x8.50 inches. In Stock.
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- Title
- Mental Illness from the Sidelines: Navigating The Cave
- Author
- Singer, Shireen V. (Author)/ Bishop, Pamela (Author)
- Publisher
- FriesenPress
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1038362156
- ISBN 13
- 9781038362155
- Item weight
- 0.43 kilograms
Through candid letters and journal entries, Pamela offers an unflinching look at the everyday reality of loving someone with mental illness. Her raw reflections both heartbreaking and unexpectedly funny invites readers into the private world of silent battles fought behind closed doors. The hidden struggles fuel confusion, doubt and exhaustion while also propelling her into unknown depths of endurance and resilience.
Shireen, a seasoned therapist, offers compassion and wise insight guiding Pamela and readers toward understanding, strength and hope. Together their exchange becomes more than dialogue, it is a testament to endurance and hope, surviving and thriving while living in the shadow of mental illness.
Each chapter closes with practical ways for coping and self-care turning lived experience into a lifeline for others.
Both deeply personal and profoundly useful, this book is a mirror for those sharing this journey and a map for those seeking ways to help, heal and hold onto love in the darkest of times.
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About the Author
Shireen is a graduate of Dalhousie University School of Social Work, Halifax, Nova Scotia. She completed post graduate studies in the United States and more recently received training in Somatic Experiencing. Shireen has been practicing clinical social work for over forty years. Most of her career has been in the field of trauma, working with children, youth, and adults in health, criminal justice, education, and community services. Shireen has presented at provincial, national, and international conferences. She has also participated in national and provincial documentaries on gender-based violence.
Shireen currently resides in Chester, Nova Scotia. She enjoys spending quality time with her two sons, a daughter by marriage, sisters, brothers by marriage, nieces, and nephews. Shireen is active in her faith community and in her leisure, enjoys singing, travelling, beaches, historical architecture, reading great books, watching period movies, and so much more.
Pamela Bishop, is a daughter, niece, wife, friend, and mum to Charlie and a little diva-dog named Prancy-Nancy. She spends her workdays as a project manager in the IT sector. When not cheering Charlie on at his various sporting events, she can be found gardening or playing outside, whether it is biking, hiking, or playing tennis.
Pam has been journaling since she received a Holly Hobbie diary with a tiny lock and key at the age of nine. Since then, writing has been part therapy, part hobby, and a constant source of reflection and meditation and a way to refill her bucket.
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Revaluation Books
Exeter, United Kingdom
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