Mommy, I’m Still In Here:
Raising Children with Bi-polar Disorder

Kate L. McLaughlin

With insight and intimacy, Kate L. McLaughlin candidly shares the realities of parenting children with Bipolar Disorder. No other book so eloquently and honestly conveys the physical realities and battered emotions of a family caught in the swirling storm of a child’s hallucinations and psychosis. Nothing else accurately depicts the frenzy of mania, or suicide attempts and their bittersweet aftermaths. No other writer so aptly illustrates the personal changes in parents of disabled children, nor connects them to the emotional and spiritual growth borne of their occurrence.

“It is wonderful that Kate McLaughlin is using her family’s story to promote awareness of bipolar disorder and put an end to the stigma that so often accompanies it.” Tipper Gore

“Sad and touching. You’re a great writer and wonderful mom.”
Rosie O’Donnell

“…a true testament to your family’s strength to turn such a tremendous challenge into a positive light to inspire others.” Maria Shriver

“Kate McLaughlin chronicles with great love the difficult journey her family has experienced. With two of her three children having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she eloquently conveys her hard-won understanding of how challenging it can be for a family to live with mental illness and to fight the necessary battles along the way. But most importantly, she tells an extremely positive and motivating story that offers hope to all who struggle with this devastating illness”
Andy Behrman, Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania