PROFILES IN MENTAL HEALTH COURAGE

After JFK’s nephew, Patrick, delivers the prologue, Johnny Heller’s moving performance of this excellent audiobook shows why he’s regarded as one of today’s top narrators. His varied pacing and subtle voicings and volume modulations make for good listening in themselves. Furthermore, they’re never out of sync with the shifting moods and overall poignant content offered by the articulate congressman and his cowriter. The authors recount the stories of 12 prominent people with psychiatric disorders as they struggled to manage their symptoms, seek help, and integrate their conditions with their work and personal relationships. These unflinching reports of how they handled their emotional pain and out-of-control behavior will speak to the heart and broaden awareness of the unseen challenges of managing mental health disorders. T.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2024 Best Audiobook © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2024]