This chapter explores the stigma and misconceptions surrounding schizophrenia, emphasizing that recovery is possible and many individuals lead successful lives. They also discuss the speaker's personal experiences, concerns about their own susceptibility, and how discussing schizophrenia in their family has become more comfortable.
Journalist Elfy Scott grew up in a loving and tight knit family, but there was one topic they never spoke about, for a long time: her mother's schizophrenia.
Now, Elfy is sharing her family's story, and interrogating why stigma so often silences conversations about complex mental health disorders.