Autobiography
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Have you ever struggled with your mental health, your terrible relatives or a dysfunctional relationship? Or simply wondered what the hell is wrong with you? This story is for you.
Finley recounts her chaotic life with deadpan humour and honesty, wryly embracing her colourful lovers and a series of futile attempts to fix her. When a catastrophic encounter in France sends her into meltdown, she winds up receiving daily psychoanalysis on the NHS with a cast of unsettling characters - mainly the therapists. On leaving hospital, Finley stitches her life back together, living for a short time with a Bristol theologian before finding domestic bliss with a transgender civil servant. A cutting-edge approach to mental illness eventually leads her to a key revelation about her past, and she finally understands herself through the lens of her history. Aware at last of what she has survived, she faces an agonising decision about her future.
Trauma has never been so funny or so shocking.
Finley de Witt is a writer, bodyworker and trauma specialist.
Here's what readers have to say about this book....
Brave, honest memoir with the right dose of witty British humour. Filled with vivid descriptions and raw emotions Lovebroken could be turned into a great indie style movie. The scenes of traumatic experiences intertwined with some comical and beautiful moments in everyday British life make this read even lighthearted at times. Whoever needs courage to dig dip or is contemplating facing their fears this book might just give them that strength to deal with the unthinkable. The author's message of hope for more love and being less broken transcends their many painful life episodes making the reading journey memorable in a positive way.
A raw, candid, witty, absorbing read. This memoir covers some pretty heavy subjects treated in an accessible, humorous and light-hearted way. It’s not always an easy read but is very readable and definitely worth it. It is funny, poignant and occasionally heartbreaking. It evokes time and place very evocatively, be that the North of England in the 70s and 80s, Oxbridge life as an undergraduate and East London before it was glamorous. I hope it reaches the wide audience it deserves and can help others struggling with similar issues of childhood trauma and resulting mental health issues.
This is a brilliant read, both heartbreaking and funny. I couldn’t put it down!
