Embracing Schizophrenia
My Story of Struggle, Strength, Resilience, and Hope
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Narrated by:
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Lisa Ermel
About this listen
Embracing Schizophrenia is the story of Samantha Mercanti’s experience with schizophrenia. The story is light and positive, but at the same time shows the difficulties Samantha experienced, and continues to experience, in her recovery and her life.
Embracing Schizophrenia is a story of struggle, strength, resilience, and hope that opens a window onto mental illness and illuminates it, so we can all understand just a little bit better. The audiobook includes reflections from Samantha’s friends and family because she believes mental illness affects everyone - her experience not only affected her, but everyone around her. These contributions offer insight to those supporting someone experiencing mental illness.
Through her story, Samantha aims to bring hope to those in the midst of mental illness and to let everyone know that recovery is possible. Samantha now advocates for others who are experiencing mental illness, with the goal of ensuring that no one with a mental illness is ever forgotten. She hopes to educate and to eliminate the shadows that still hide mental illness - and let all those in the grips of such an illness know they too can recover.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- A.W.J.Pilgrim
- 17-05-24
A positive story of schizophrenia
I listened to this audiobook as I have a schizophrenia and am working on my own audiobook called, ‘I still have Dreams a life with Schizophrenia.’ I enjoyed listening especially as Samantha seems such a nice person. I wish she narrated it herself, as it would have been more personable to listen to her voice. But the narrator did do a good job however. I think she could have talked more about her symptoms, her hallucinations, and her delusions although I understand this is difficult. She is lucky she has never been sectioned in a mental hospital, or had bad experiences with medications. But as such her story doesn’t seem too bad, although she has had it tough at times obviously. She mentions that she has done volunteering, and that she has been in abusive relationships but she doesn’t talk about them. That would have been interesting as it’s part of her life journey. She has lots of quotes from others that adds another dimension to the book which is good. Overall this is a very good and worthwhile listen. Well done and a big thank you for sharing your story and helping others with your advocacy. The world is better for Samantha being in it. It’s not an easy story to tell and it takes courage. I wish Samantha well and good luck. I recommend this audiobook.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Dreamer
- 19-06-22
Very interesting
I loved Samantha’s story and wish she talked more about her schizophrenia experience. I like how she mentioned God and her spirituality and loosing herself as I can relate.
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