Listen "Schizophrenia and how it affects individuals and family"
Episode Synopsis
Dr. Saran Heron talks with Deborah Kasdan who holds a Bachelor and Masters in English from Washington University in St. Louis, a board member of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) in CT, and a member of ISPC (International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis.) She has had a 35 year career writing about business and technology before retiring and joining Westport Writer’s Workshop to make her personal stories about her sister come alive who was diagnosis with schizophrenia. She shares her journey as it pertains to grief, shame, survivors guilt and share how she continues to honor her sister.
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