{"product_id":"what-kind-of-mother-a-reckoning-9781959000808","title":"What Kind of Mother: A Reckoning","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mother's memoir that reckons with her son's descent into severe mental illness. What appears to be substance use disorder in high school later becomes a dual diagnosis as bipolar disorder emerges. Her son soon grows disillusioned with prescribed pharmaceuticals and participates in a residential treatment program that assists people in forgoing medication altogether. However, the program ultimately ejects him from the community for the very behaviors that the medication once managed. The book chronicles Sandler's initial denial of her truth, her painful awakening to mental illness in her family, and her eventual acceptance that she cannot save her son--only he can save himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judy Sandler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Virginia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959000808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudy Sandler is a writer and educator living in mid-coast Maine. She holds an MLA from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA from Stonecoast, at the University of Southern Maine. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times's\u003c\/i\u003e \"Tiny Love Stories,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Atticus Review, The Perch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePangyrus\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Treatment Advocacy Center blog. Sandler previously taught in Baltimore area independent schools for over twenty-eight years. She is now the creative nonfiction editor for both \u003ci\u003eThe Stonecoast Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Awakenings Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Sandler and her husband are the parents of three adult children, Alex, Lucy, and Noah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Judy Sandler \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48913076224157,"sku":"9781959000808","price":27.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d574baaa-16c0-43ce-83c5-48d2d3dee8db.jpg?v=1789549358","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/what-kind-of-mother-a-reckoning-9781959000808","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}