6/29/2023 0 Comments A Legacy of Madness by Tom Davis![]() In the end, we witness Davis's powerful transition as he makes peace with the past and heals through forgiveness and compassion for his family-and himself. Through this intimate memoir, we join Davis on a personal odyssey to ensure that he and his siblings, the fifth generation,-recover their family legacy by not only surviving their own mental health disorders but by getting the help they need to lead healthy, balanced lives. ![]() Ultimately, four generations of family members showed clear signs of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and alcoholism-often mistreated illnesses that test one's ability to cope. ![]() Investigating his mother's history led to that of Davis's grandfather, an alcoholic, who was a top administrator at one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in the country his great-grandfather who died of self-inflicted gas asphyxiation during the Depression and his great-great grandmother who, with her eldest son, completed suicide one tragic day. His first book, 'A Legacy of Madness: Recovering My Family from Generations of Mental Illness,' was released by Hazelden Publishing on Oct. A Legacy of Madness portrays Tom Davis's captivating discoveries of mental illness throughout generations of his family. Tom Davis is an award-winning journalist and web producer who is managing editor of Best's Review and formerly served as New Jersey editor at. ![]()
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