From The Shadows

After a joyful early childhood E. Pauline Spurrell suffered trauma that led to unhinged teenage years and a turbulent adult life. She was diagnosed and misdiagnosed with numerous mental illnesses. She endured a seemingly endless cycle of prescription treatment and failure until one day enough was enough!<br /><br />Following years lost to the depths of despair she fostered ideologies of self-discovery. Spurrell created tools to understand her disorders and their resultant impacts on her life. She reclaimed clarity found the inner child she had left behind and emerged from the shadows a puzzle portrait of perfect imperfections.<br /><br />This exquisite memoir is sure to appeal to anyone suffering mental illness as well as those who live with work with or love someone with mental illness