![]() ![]() How Does Mental Illness Fit Into Your Story Having said that, there are a few important points to consider when writing about mental illness. I would encourage any author to consider including mental illness in their books as a challenge for their character, the same way we often include divorce, job loss, death, and medical illness as a challenge for the characters. All mental health professionals are strongly dedicated to promotion of normalization of mental illness and understanding of it, as well as decreasing the stigma associated with being mentally ill. In the last few years, I have been thrilled to see that many authors are writing books with characters who struggle with mental illness. My Psychologist job has greatly influenced my writing as all my published books focus on writing about characters with a form of mental illness and on their recovery from mental illness. ![]() In fact, I practice in mental health full-time as a Pediatric and Perinatal Psychologist and I write in my spare time. In addition to the joy of being an author, I have also had the privilege of being a clinical psychologist for the last fifteen years. ![]()
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