Hold on Tight: A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness

Winner of a Mom's Choice Awards Gold Medal, Jan Stewart describes her raw and emotional journey raising two children with multiple mental health disorders. It's a roller coaster of emotions, from the time they were born to the present as young adults in their 30s. Pulling no punches, Jan describes moments of terrifying fear, pain, and hopelessness, as well as of awe, pride, and hope. While brutally honest, Hold on Tight is a love song to Jan's children. The book educates and empowers parents so that both they and their children can lead more fulfilling lives. Her compelling parental advice includes: - Trust your gut. - Persevere in identifying the right professionals, diagnoses, and treatments. - Insist on an integrated partnership approach with all those involved in each child's care. *And never give up.

Author: Jan Stewart
Publisher: Barlow Publishing
Published: 03/02/2023
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.51w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781988025971

About the Author
Jan Stewart is a highly regarded mental health governance expert and advocate. Her mission is to empower and inspire parents to persevere, as well as to better educate their families, friends, healthcare professionals, educators, and employers. Jan chairs the Board at Kerry's Place Autism Services, Canada's largest autism services provider, and was previously Vice Chair at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She spent most of her career as a senior partner with the global executive search firm Egon Zehnder.