In Little Did I Know: A Fractured Narrative, Lisa Marie Quillinan discovers the raw reality of an unfortunately flawed system in our country. The mental health arena has been far neglected. With random acts of senseless violence on the rise, merging with the rapid progress of technology and communication, it is becoming more evident that we are failing in effectively treating one of the most important and evolving areas of our body: our brain.
Quillinan shares her story of what happens first-hand when she voluntarily seeks treatment at a mental health facility in the State of California. She exposes the sad misfortune of being treated unfairly and the deterioration it takes on physically. Seemingly gutted and stripped completely of everything she knew and everything she was, Quillinan rebuilds among the loss, the trauma and the fear, while she fights for hope and courage to find her faith again, all the while writing this book.
After what appeared to be pure and
utter abandonment from all avenues of life, Quillinan uncovers the tragic truth that there exists an
alarming stigma with mental illness. Throughout this narrative we
follow Quillinan as she rebuilds a new foundation of self-worth,
self-reliance, new friends and prayer, among the backdrop of a thorough
explanation and investigation of the Joint Commission, Universal Health Services, Inc., and the
pharmaceutical industry pre- and post-1942.
You can check out a video that I made during the writing process. I'd like to think of it as a visual overture; a companion to the book: This is all for you
Thank you for taking the time to stop by :-)
LM
www.lisamariequillinan.com
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