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Resilience

Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness

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By: Jessie Close, Pete Earley
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A memoir by Glenn Close's sister, Jessie, about the challenges of living with severe bipolar disorder—includes chapters by Glenn Close.

At a young age, Jessie Close struggled with symptoms that would transform into severe bipolar disorder in her early twenties, but she was not properly diagnosed until she reached adulthood. Jessie and her three siblings spent many years in the Moral Re-Armament cult. Jessie passed her childhood in New York, Switzerland, Connecticut, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), and finally Los Angeles, where her life quickly became unmanageable—she was just fifteen years old.

Jessie's emerging mental illness led her into a life of addictions, five failed marriages, and to the brink of suicide. She fought to raise her children despite her ever worsening mental conditions and under the strain of damaged romantic relationships. Glenn's vignettes in Resilience provide an alternate perspective on Jessie's life as it began to spiral out of control.

In Resilience, Jessie dives into the dark and dangerous shadows of mental illness without shying away from its horror and turmoil. With New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Pete Earley, she tells of finally discovering the treatment she needs and, with the encouragement of her sister and others, the emotional fortitude to bring herself back from the edge. Psychology & Mental Health Mood Disorders Dysfunctional Relationships Biographies & Memoirs Mental Health Psychology Women Celebrity Health
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everyone needs to read this book!
the story will resonate with every person who has or been witness to mental illness. which is us all ... whether you know it or not

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What made the experience of listening to Resilience the most enjoyable?

The witty and genuine voice of the author pulls the reader in and resonates with honesty.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Resilience?

How the author's acceptance of the illness unfolds in the succint storytelling.

Great personal account of the illness

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This book is informative and enlightening. As a medical professional, and a person who has mental heath issues in my family, I found the authors candor helpful in understanding the dynamics in my own family.

Excellent writing and truthfully shared.

Thank you.

Resilience, Reliance and Family

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Excellent account of a painful journey through mental illness. Inspiring and shows that love with always conquer triumphant. Well done.

Resilience

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Parts of the book were very interesting but the first part of the book going on and on about her ancestry was tough to listen to. Four stars without the beginning

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