And Then There Was Light

My Journey through Mental Illness

by Christine Taylor


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 2/20/2017

Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 220
ISBN : 9781489710673
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 220
ISBN : 9781489710697
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 220
ISBN : 9781489710680

About the Book

Author Christine Taylor was a young girl who grew up in what she initially thought was an ideal family in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Upon relocating to the city, her idealistic world began to crumble with the development of, and the need for, special reading classes. She overcame that disability only to emerge from a dysfunctional family.

Life got more traumatic after being physically abused by her father and emotionally and mentally mistreated by her “loving family.” Added to the mix was the sexual abuse she endured and the need to be a perfectionist. As life unraveled, Taylor developed unrelenting mental illness. Although she received many psychoactive medications, ECT treatments, and years of counseling, God blessed her with a spiritual healing at the age of sixty-three. Since then, she has been in the light and is now working on her master’s degree in counseling and therapy to give back to those who are dealing with mental illness.

In And Then There Was Light, Taylor shares her lifelong journey through mental illness, beginning with a happy childhood that grew dark. She narrates how she found healing through unconventional methods.


About the Author

Christine Taylor endured countless troubling events in a dysfunctional family. To cope, she immersed herself in education and school activities, then poured herself into her work, eventually becoming an oncology nurse. Despite many issues, she remained supportive of her mother as well as a loving wife and mother of three.