Fortunately I write under my Hebrew name and very few people know who I am. My therapist sounds a lot like you. She says sending my story out into the world will be rejected by some and embraced by others. I told her all I want is to help one person who's struggling. If I accomplish that, the writing, the angst, and the fear become worth it. My first book was about navigating treatment when you have a severe mental illness. It's the story of the development of the clinical relationship between my psychiatrist and I. I received a lot of good feedback about how my story helped them have a better relationship with their psychiatrist. That made Teacup worth writing. My new book is about navigating parenting with a severe mental illness. It begins with my first tears of post partum psychosis and ends with my daughter graduating from high school. The journey is what happens in the middle.

It's a four book series. My 3rd book will be navigating stigma and my 4th book will be navigating spirituality. A lot more writing to do. I have a committed publisher.

Thanks for responding.