The balance between death and hope
11/18/23 • 22 min
In this episode, I discuss two dreams I had as a preteen that I have attributed also to Sarah in my novel "The Overlife, A Tale of Schizophrenia." One dream is about defying death with hope, and the other is about being overexposed to an adult sexual dynamic between parents.
#schizophrenia #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #psychosis #mentalhealthmatters #family #relationships #fightthestigmaofmentalillness #fightthestigma #fiction #fictionwriter #motherdaughter
Pastime With Good Company by King Henry VIII, played by The Chestnut Brass Company
Pastime With Good Company, composed by King Henry VIII, played by The Chestnut Brass Company
In this episode, I discuss two dreams I had as a preteen that I have attributed also to Sarah in my novel "The Overlife, A Tale of Schizophrenia." One dream is about defying death with hope, and the other is about being overexposed to an adult sexual dynamic between parents.
#schizophrenia #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #psychosis #mentalhealthmatters #family #relationships #fightthestigmaofmentalillness #fightthestigma #fiction #fictionwriter #motherdaughter
Pastime With Good Company by King Henry VIII, played by The Chestnut Brass Company
Pastime With Good Company, composed by King Henry VIII, played by The Chestnut Brass Company
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Pastime With Good Company by King Henry VIII, played by The Chestnut Brass Company
Pastime With Good Company, composed by King Henry VIII, played by The Chestnut Brass Company
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Pastime With Good Company by King Henry VIII, played by The Chestnut Brass Company
Pastime With Good Company, composed by King Henry VIII, played by The Chestnut Brass Company
Schizophrenia As I Live It, Parts 1&2 - The balance between death and hope
Transcript
Hello , my name is Diana Dirkby and I live with the brain disorder paranoid schizophrenia . You are listening to my podcast , schizophrenia as I Live it , which accompanies a book that I recently published called the Overlife a Tale of Schizophrenia .
Diana DirkbyIn that book there are two main characters , a mother and a daughter , who both li
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